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? black scavenger fly, Schwingfliege

Sepsis punctum, Fabricus 1794?

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Description:

2-3 mm long insect, metallic red tail, this tiny fella was waving with it´s wings - like some signals.
some pics are blurry - sorry about that. I tried to capture it as fast as I could.

Habitat:

garden, found on a leaf

Notes:

@ monkey

Reference Links:

http://www.gezieferwelt.de/brachycera.html

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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