Signal flies Platystoma seminationis, male and female. Hedgerow,

Close-up of a pair of Signal flies (Platystoma seminationis) in pre-mating behaviour on a leaf in a hedgerow in Surrey.

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46366NDO.jpg

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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3288x2548 / 4.9MB

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Nigel Downer