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#1 2012-01-16 14:41:52
- oceanlis2000
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- Name: Array Array
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Empis stercorea
Hello
I think this one may be Empis stercorea, only 1 poor photo I'm afraid not sure if anything similar
Thanks
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#2 2012-01-16 14:56:24
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#3 2012-01-17 04:00:23
- falky
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- Name: Steven Falk
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- Registered: 2009-11-30
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Re: Empis stercorea
Might be X. aemula too, rarer than stercorea but not that rare. Need to check male genitalia to conform this image,
Falky
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#4 2012-01-17 14:30:32
Re: Empis stercorea
No, this is stercorea. I have not seen it used in any key, but (at least) the fore tibiae in aemula are somewhat darkened, certainly more than as in the image above. In this way I have been able to identify them without the use of male genitalia (which comes in handy for females 
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