Posted by jeremyr on 20-09-2012 11:19
#1
Is this fly Choerades marginatus? There were several of them about the woods in north london
Jeremy
Edited by jeremyr on 20-09-2012 11:20
Posted by Quaedfliegh on 20-09-2012 22:13
#3
You are right, almost B).....There seems to be a very close relative, Choerades femorata. Have a look here: http://www.robberflies.info/keyger/htmle/vorwort.html
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 20-09-2012 22:14
Posted by sd on 28-09-2012 12:59
#4
femorata is sometimes considered a variety of
marginatus. In the UK, specimens do match with
femorata but have always been recorded as
marginatus. See M Smart 2009 Dipterist Digest vol16 #1 p40.
It will be interesting to see how it is treated in the forthcoming 2nd edition of Stubbs and Drake "British Soldierflies and their Allies"
Steve