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What the heck is this? - Toxonevra muliebris
Copyright © 2018 Talmage Bachman

What the heck is this? - Toxonevra muliebris
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 2, 2016
My girlfriend shot this photo, and took some video, of this fly. No one we know has ever seen one like it and we're wondering what it is, or even whether it has been named and catalogued.

This fly could not close its wings. Also, its wings are not straight (parallel to the ground), but rather, have an upward curve in them, like a seagull wing.

If you know what this is, please let me know via email at: tcrbachman @ gmail . com.

Thanks!
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Contributed by Talmage Bachman on 27 June, 2018 - 3:52am
Last updated 6 July, 2018 - 5:44pm

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Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 6 July, 2018 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

Pallopteridae?
Some of the European Pallopteridae have a similar wing pattern.
… John F. Carr, 6 July, 2018 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, this looks exactly like
Yes, this looks exactly like Toxoneura muliebris! It is known from Spain, France, up to Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the whole Western Europe.....
… Martin Hauser, 6 July, 2018 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

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