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Sep272012

Soldier Fly

DateThu 2012-09-27

A male Sargus bipunctatus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), a characteristic species of autumn.  You can just see part of the bronze abdomen in the above photo.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-26.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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