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Diptera.info :: Dance fly for identification please
Posted by
grahamcheckley
on 25-06-2015 14:00
#1
I saw this insect in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on Tuesday 23rd June. It was nectaring in a meadow of mixed grasses and wild flowers. Any suggestions for an ID?
Best regards
Graham
Edited by
grahamcheckley
on 25-06-2015 14:02
Posted by
Paul Beuk
on 25-06-2015 20:03
#2
Large species with somewhat yellowish base to the wings and dark legs with reddish tibiae:
Empis tessellata
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Posted by
grahamcheckley
on 26-06-2015 06:15
#3
Thank you!