Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ogcodes zonatus ?
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 27-09-2013 15:27
#1
Hello:
Is this a
Ogcodes zonatus?.
Photo taken in Pontevedra (NW Iberian Peninsula) on 08/07/2013.
Thanks.
Regards,
Luis Álvarez
Edited by Luis Alvarez on 27-09-2013 15:28
Posted by Tony Irwin on 27-09-2013 20:37
#2
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.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-09-2013 08:34
#3
Exactly my idea when I saw the image.
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 30-09-2013 15:10
#4
Thanks to both.
Regards,
Luis
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-09-2013 18:45
#5
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
Posted by Luis Alvarez on 30-09-2013 19:36
#6
Thank you very much for your help, Jorge.
Regards,
Luis
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-09-2013 20:51
#7
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