Identification of Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, etc.)

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17.05.2020 20:24, CosMosk

I looked at the inaturalist. There are similarities, but there are also differences. On some resources
, Clairvillia biguttata looks completely different, for example:
https://jessica-joachim.com/insectes/dipteres/__trashed/
But Clairvillia pninae Kugler, 1971
https://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/insect...-img526947.html
What Do you Think?
My fly has a similar color, but the black stripe in the middle does not divide the orange belly in half. so I remain in doubt for now.

that's where KrisRaper could give you the penultimate word, except for the last one from Siegers on diptera-info. but, damn, people clap some macroids and other Yandex photos))
I'm not an expert on tachinids, but pninae comes from Iberia - a completely different aspect of faunas, you need to know where the species is found. if you don't know how to distinguish keys, you can also catch them and torture them.

This post was edited by CosMosk - 05/17/2020 20: 26

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17.06.2020 0:46, John-ST

Hello.
I need the help of specialists in identifying the insect.
This insect bit me at night. At night, I didn't wake up from the pain of bites, about 4-6 bites. Consequences: swelling, swelling, burning, redness.
I would have thought it was a gadfly , but I didn't wake up from the pain bite, there are no visible signs of a skin puncture, and it's too small.
Date: June 11, 2020 (the average temperature of the last week is 18-22 degrees, above normal)
Location: Chukotka Autonomous Region, Anadyr (but it may have been delivered with fresh vegetables/fruits)
Length: 11-14mm
Thank you

This is a babbling fly, it doesn't bite. Gadflies do not bite and do not feed, because there is nothing (the oral organs are underdeveloped), horseflies bite. Flies, even horseflies, do not fly at night (in the dark) and, accordingly, do not bite.
Look for other sources: mosquitoes or bed beetles.

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