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 Bibio what ??
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| magnolia |
Posted on 02-05-2008 17:04
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
Hi Marien Can I suggest you post it to the main 'Diptera Adults' forum here and see if someone like Theo Zeegers agrees? He knows a lot about the distribution of bibionids in the Netherlands and he could maybe give another opinion I am not an 'expert' but recently I took some photos of something *very* similar and here I identified them as Bibio anglicus[/iIf it is [i]anglicus, not hortulanus then it is better - anglicus is much rarer! Best wishes Chris R. So, here is my question: Who can detemine this animal? I found it in my garden which is about one kilometer of the river IJssel in The Netherlands. magnolia attached the following image:  [142.44Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-05-2008 17:05
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Bibio hortulanus |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 02-05-2008 17:05
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
Another one
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-05-2008 17:06
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
and a female. |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 02-05-2008 17:25
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
The wings
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 02-05-2008 18:14
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Bibio hortulanus should have a smaller r-m than base of r4+5 ... in my key at least, which would make this Bibio anglicus wouldn't it? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-05-2008 18:31
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... maybe you'r right in this one. But usually B. hortulanus has much more milky wings and reddish abdomen.  Not well visible in the second photo..  |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 02-05-2008 19:39
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
I thought you were only interessed in wings. But in that case I have another picture. |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 02-05-2008 19:40
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
I thought you were only interessed in wings. But in that case I have another picture.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-05-2008 07:30
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18539 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It certainly looks like anglicus. The locality supports this ID. Can you please give the locality more precise ? Thanks Theo |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 03-05-2008 10:02
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
Theo, Can I refer you for that to http://www.waarne...id=4149220 |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 03-05-2008 13:22
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
Are they married?
magnolia attached the following image:  [159.58Kb] Edited by magnolia on 03-05-2008 13:31 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-05-2008 21:03
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18539 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Thanks and yes, thislooks like the male of anglicus Theo |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 03-05-2008 21:15
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
So if they are rare in The Netherlands I have about ten of them in my garden. They fly under the cherrietree and are there still the 25th of April. Theo, did you see the more precise locality I mentioned in an earlier reply? If yes, can you say something about that? Edited by magnolia on 03-05-2008 21:34 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-05-2008 00:11
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I have mainly female B. anglicus here in southern England (near river Thames) at the moment - with one male seen today. Saw my first 2 B. marci too, plus a Phasia hemiptera (female) and first Gymnocheta viridis |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-05-2008 17:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18539 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, I got the locality, thanks. B. anglicus is maybe not rare, but very restricted in presence: only nearby the larger rivers and in southern Limburg. It can be quite numerous on localities. As you have noted. Theo |
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| magnolia |
Posted on 04-05-2008 18:15
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Member Location: Rivermouth of Gelderse IJssel, Netherlands Posts: 12 Joined: 24.04.08 |
Ok? Jorge and Theo, thanks for your help. |
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but don't see the image in the post.