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Tabanidae > Silvius alpinus
nick upton
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Posted on 22-03-2010 22:47
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Can anyone confirm that this large pale coloured Tabanid with psychedelic green eyes is Philipomyia aprica?

16.7.09 Lower Anso valley, Spanish Pyrenees.

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phil withers
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I doubt it - Philipomyia aprica is very dark.
 
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Thanks Phil. Might it be P. graeca then which looks paler and is known in the Pyrenees according to one report?
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Lukasz Mielczarek
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Silvius sp. !
 
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Many thanks Lukasz. Now I've found some photos of Silvius, I can see you are absolutely right, but I can't find much information online to know what species this might be in the Spanish Pyrenees (not very high, maybe 800m). The only spanish record/photo I have found is for Silvius alpina (also known as Silvius vituli) and it looks just right, but I don't know if there are other, similar species it could be. Maybe someone can help?
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There are two very similar yellowish Silvius species: S. alpinus and S. algirus. According my knowledge, S. algirus is not known from Spain. I did not see this species, so I cannot solve with certainity ID of this animal, but probably Silvius alpinus. Libor
 
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Many thanks for your advice Libor. I can't find any S. algirus records in Spain on the internet, either, so this probably is Silvius alpinus based on the information I have now.
Nick
 
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