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 Hoverfly ? Unusual Mouthparts
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| Greenfields |
Posted on 01-06-2022 19:56
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Member Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8 Joined: 01.02.21 |
This looks like a hoverfly. It moved like a wasp - but it is definitely a diptera: only one pair of wings and halteres. I have not seen the mouthparts before: It seems to be a cross between the proboscis with a labella [like blowflies and many hoverflies] from the centre of which projects a "tongue" or labellum like a wasp. Unfortunately it has shrivelled as the specimen dried. Captired: 28 May 2022 whilst it was investigating the cover of a rainwater drain in a suburban garden in Wellingborough, Northants. 15mm long. Henry Greenfields attached the following image:  [61.75Kb] Edited by Greenfields on 01-06-2022 20:00 |
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| Greenfields |
Posted on 01-06-2022 19:57
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Member Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8 Joined: 01.02.21 |
Head
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| Greenfields |
Posted on 01-06-2022 19:59
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Member Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8 Joined: 01.02.21 |
Dorsal view
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