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Diptera.info :: Unusual fly with silver abdomen.
Posted by
nomad
on 18-08-2017 20:38
#1
I believe this is a Diptera . Sorry the image is not sharp, just a chance for a quick image before the insect was gone. Found Cothill Fen, Oxfordshire. Wet fen. August 2017.
Posted by
John Carr
on 18-08-2017 21:51
#2
Sciomyzidae, possibly
Sepedon
Posted by
Tony Irwin
on 19-08-2017 12:49
#3
Yes,
Sepedon sphegea
Posted by
nomad
on 19-08-2017 13:19
#4
Many thanks Guys for the ID.