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#1 2018-08-31 19:59:08
Pair of bristly flies
There are loads of these in our Staffordshire garden currently. Could someone kindly give some guidance on likely identification. Thanks.
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#2 2018-08-31 21:27:07
- Tony Irwin
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Re: Pair of bristly flies
Nice portrait of the happy couple! These are Anthomyiidae, and judging from the long tuft of hairs at the base of the hind femur, I'd say they were Delia radicum
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#3 2018-09-03 19:29:27
Re: Pair of bristly flies
Tony Irwin wrote:
Nice portrait of the happy couple! These are Anthomyiidae, and judging from the long tuft of hairs at the base of the hind femur, I'd say they were Delia radicum
Thanks for that Tony; much appreciated!
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