Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae, Exoprosopa sp, Rhodes >E. dispar (female)

Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 06-10-2016 19:37
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Henrik, you are totally right. When I saw the first picture and the name in the title I said you myself 'It cannot be!!!' And certainly it is NOT Heteralonia rivularis (I must have seen this without glasses to see a H. rivularis in this one and key it as such).

And now that we know the real Exoprosopa dispar ;) all makes a lot more sense!! What it is not surprising is that I keyed it to Heteralonia!! ;) Remember that I told you before that E. dispar looked to be much closer to H. rivularis than E. minos!! :)

For comparison, a real female Heteralonia rivularis, frequent in my area:

Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 06-10-2016 19:40