Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae, Germany

Posted by Pristurus on 13-07-2016 15:44
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found in copula on a fallen beech in a forest near Marburg. Regards, Ingo

Video: https://commons.w...07-10.webm

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Doli_-_2016-07-10.webm/1024px--Doli_-_2016-07-10.webm.jpg

Posted by John Carr on 13-07-2016 15:52
#2
Sciapus platypterus. The ornamented mid legs of the male are distinctive.

Please submit to gallery.

Posted by Stefan Naglis on 13-07-2016 17:52
#3
Great picture!

Posted by John Carr on 13-07-2016 18:11
#4
What equipment did you use to take the picture and video?

Posted by Pristurus on 14-07-2016 00:22
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Thank you for your help! Okay, here are my technical secrets: my videos were taken with an older HDV-camcoder (Canon-XHA1). For macro videos I additionally use one or a combination of two acromatic lenses (5 dioptres), a ring light and always a tripod. The picture in this threat is automatic generated from the frame in the middle of the video and served from wikimedia-commons. I'll try to submit it (never done before...). Greetings, Ingo