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Broad Centurian Fly (Chloromyia formosa) How I've never noticed this glorious Soldier fly before is anybody's guess?<br />
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Perhaps I dismissed it as a common green fly?<br />
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However, when I recently saw it glistening in flight in the midday sun, I knew immediately it was no common green fly and demanded further attention: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/41EgXCQycyU?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Chloromyia formosa,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom

Broad Centurian Fly (Chloromyia formosa)

How I've never noticed this glorious Soldier fly before is anybody's guess?

Perhaps I dismissed it as a common green fly?

However, when I recently saw it glistening in flight in the midday sun, I knew immediately it was no common green fly and demanded further attention:

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The Broad Centurion Fly

''Chloromyia formosa'' is a species of 'Soldier Flies' belonging to the family Stratiomyidae.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Philip Booker

By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Jun 17, 2021. Captured Jun 6, 2021 13:21 in 65 Crespin Way, Brighton BN1 7FL, UK.

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