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would like to known its genus and possibly its specie..
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Posted on 30-10-2008 15:48
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Could it be a Tolmerus specie perhaps?
I found it on the 26th of September on the countryside in a woodland area, Ooidonk, Belgium. Here it is with its prey;
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another picture of the same fly..
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Try it in the Asilidae Forum not Diptera Forum
 
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Oh sorry for that! Thank you Rogerthomason! Frown

Thank you for moving it!!
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you're welcome Smile
 
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Hi,

yes, this is a Tolmerus species, most probably T. atricapillus, because some other rare Tolmerus species, which would be possible, have not yet been found in Belgium.

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Thank you so much Danny!Smile
 
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