Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Ogcodes zonatus ?
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 27-09-2013 15:27
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Hello: Is this a Ogcodes zonatus?. Photo taken in Pontevedra (NW Iberian Peninsula) on 08/07/2013. Thanks. Regards, Luis Álvarez Luis Alvarez attached the following image:  [190.22Kb] Edited by Luis Alvarez on 27-09-2013 15:28 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-09-2013 20:37
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I can't tell you what it is, but looking at it makes me wonder whether these acrocerids are mimicking flies that have died from an Entomophthora fungus. Such an appearance would make them less attractive to predators while they are sitting on vegetation.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-09-2013 08:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Exactly my idea when I saw the image.
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 30-09-2013 15:10
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Thanks to both. Regards, Luis |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-09-2013 18:45
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Ogcodes zonatus is right. Looks like the most common Ogcodes in Iberia (Portugal + Spain). I second the gentleman Tony Irwin. 
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 30-09-2013 18:45 |
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| Luis Alvarez |
Posted on 30-09-2013 19:36
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Member Location: Pontevedra (Spain) Posts: 413 Joined: 24.01.13 |
Thank you very much for your help, Jorge. Regards, Luis |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-09-2013 20:51
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Submit your photo to the gallery. Go to the left column and look for the Gallery Links. Click in the plus sign and then it will appear the option so you can submit the photo! Beware about the family of the fly (Acroceridae) in the drop menu and put a link to this thread. (use http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=57033 below your data on fly. note: the http and 57033 shouldn't have any spaces between the brackets!
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 30-09-2013 20:51 |
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