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Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Dec 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Dec 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Dec 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Dec 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Comments from moderator

Sorry Ciarin photo makes it too hard to determine but looks like a Bristle Fly of the Retile genus
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 3 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 27 Dec 2020 Tapirlord

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Large bee?? It was moving rapidly between flowers dislodging European honey bees as it went. Sorry for poor photo quality :)

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   27 Dec 2020
It is a fly.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 26 Dec 2020 02:36 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Breeding behaviour

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