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| Vinz |
Posted on 22-07-2008 17:32
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Seen in August 2007 in French Alps near 1500m high ... Can you find its name ? Thank you |
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| Vinz |
Posted on 25-07-2008 20:41
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Nobody can tell me the genus ? |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 28-07-2008 15:52
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Hi Vinz, This robber fly is in the genus Stenopogon. Perhaps someone else can add a species name. Regards, Eric |
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| Vinz |
Posted on 28-07-2008 16:33
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Thanks I have a specimen already identified (in this forum) as Stenopogon, which is with the same colors (but I am unable to determine asilids by myself). Is the red-orange color caracteristic ? Regards |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 28-07-2008 20:01
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Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Vinz, There are many (100+) species of Stenopogon, in both the E & W Hemisphere. Many are reddish like this one, but others are completely black or with other colors. Stenopogon is unusual in having a round head (when viewed from the front); nearly all other Asilidae have a distinctly broader (wider-than-high) head shape. Regards, Eric |
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| Vinz |
Posted on 29-07-2008 05:32
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Thank you Eric |
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