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Hello!

All these flies were photographed yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany on a meadow near the forest. I wonder, if all of them are Stratiomyidae. Thanks for any hints!

The first one (5-7 mm) looks like a picture of Actina chalybea (= nitens) in one of my books:



And is this Microchrysa polita (length about 3.5-4 mm):



About these two (slightly larger and bulkier than M. polita) I'm not sure about the family. Perhaps even Syrphids?

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Nearly right, right and right !

The first soldier fly is Beris (?) chalybeata (some very similar but rare species), indeed near Actina.


the second is a Microchrysa, can't tell speicies.

The possible hoverfly is indeed a Syrphid: Eumerus


Theo zeegers

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Hello, Theo!



Thanks a lot!