Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sepedon sphegea (Sciomyzidae)? --> confirmed

Posted by HTK on 13-07-2022 13:41
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Two flies (same species) obviously involved in a lengthy mating ritual on Stratiotes aloides in our garden pond, length about 1 cm. Mechernich-Satzvey (Rhineland / Germany), 16 June 2022. Sepedon sphegea (Sciomyzidae)? Thank you in advance for checking the ID!

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Posted by HTK on 13-07-2022 13:43
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Posted by HTK on 13-07-2022 13:49
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Posted by HTK on 13-07-2022 13:51
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Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 13-07-2022 17:29
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Yes

Posted by HTK on 14-07-2022 21:10
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Hello Nikita,
thank you very much for confirming the ID.
Best wishes,
Hans Theo