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 Didea fasciata?
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| Nick Upton |
Posted on 19-03-2010 15:04
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 694 Joined: 12.03.10 |
I think this must be Didea fasciata, but can anyone confirm this? Some online sources suggest it's quite rare in the UK and typical of ancient woodland, but it was happily feeding on ivy flowers in my garden... in a rural not an urban setting. Photographed on 5th September 2009 in Wiltshire, southwest UK. Nick Upton - generalist naturalist and photographer. Nick Upton attached the following image:  [121.12Kb] |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 19-03-2010 16:47
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Seems to fit D.fasciata, yellow-clubbed halteres, no black edge to scutellum. Nice find. Tim The Topsham Naturalist http://thetopsham...gspot.com/ |
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| Nick Upton |
Posted on 19-03-2010 20:21
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 694 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Thanks again Tim. These ivy flowers were buzzing with all sorts last September, including a nice conopid, which I now know is very probably Leopoldius signatus. Nick |
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