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Soldier Fly

DateTue 2011-03-08

A soldier fly, probably a female Chloromyia formosa (Diptera: Stratiomyidae).  The females of this species have blue-green abdomens which are most obvious in flight.  (The males have bronze or bronze-green abdomens.)

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-07-18.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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