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 Milichiidae with white abdomen
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 08-05-2010 16:07
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
date: 8.05.2010 
Edited by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 09-05-2010 10:12 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 08-05-2010 17:31
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
This is a Milichiidae, very probably Milichia speciosa.
Stephane. |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 09-05-2010 05:43
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Thanks ! This image can help ? |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 09-05-2010 13:58
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Any other idea ? |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 10-05-2010 17:57
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I am pretty sure it is a male M. speciosa, but only Irina Brake could confirm this, she's the expert.
Stephane. |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 13-05-2010 10:22
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Thank you Stephane for this reply |
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| ibrake |
Posted on 08-07-2010 10:15
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Member Location: Posts: 64 Joined: 03.03.08 |
I agree with Stephane, it is a Milichia speciosa male, see http://milichiida...a-speciosa. Was it photographed in Romania? Irina |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 10-07-2010 07:55
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Hi Irina, of course both specimens was photographed in Romania  . But why you ask ?Best regards, Alexandru |
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| eliz |
Posted on 10-07-2010 11:05
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 65 Joined: 28.08.09 |
very interesting fly .i never saw this in Romania.
Romania Nature Photography |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 10-07-2010 17:18
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Hi eliz, in may I saw lots of this interesting fly everywere near Sambucus nigra, but now i can't find any specimen  ... |
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| ibrake |
Posted on 12-07-2010 09:05
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Member Location: Posts: 64 Joined: 03.03.08 |
Hi Alexaandru. The specimens I have seen are all from May/June. The species has been previously recorded from Romania. Did you see the specimens near one Sambucus nigra or several? And were there many aphids and/or ants on the Sambucus? The biology of the species is unknown. We only now that it is swarming, and has been collected on Apiaceae and Artemisia campestris and "running on branch of Acer campestre which was beset with aphids". It is probably myrmecophilous like many other Milichia species. Maybe you can find out some more next May  |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 13-07-2010 11:32
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Hi Irina, i saw all the specimens near 2 or 3 Sambucus nigra, flying from one leaf to another, and sometimes moving the wings pretty slow. And are many aphids and ants on Sambucus. If you need, I will looking for the original photo, here is only a crop...And I hope next year to find again and study this interesting fly |
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