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This fly was on the same bush that, 9 days ago, I came across what I thought might be a Macquartia grisea (see here: http://www.dipter...ost_199998). That one looked like a male; this one looks like a female.

Photos taken in Reading UK on 2012-03-21.

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From a slightly different angle:

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This one certainly looks like M.grisea but I'd still like a specimen to be sure ;)

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Thanks Chris. I'll see if I can get get a specimen.

[Note added later: The following thread confirms that M. grisea was present a few weeks later in the same area that the above photos were taken: http://www.dipter...d_id=46398 ]