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 Fly from Hong Kong: family is... ?
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| chickenold |
Posted on 03-11-2008 03:36
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Found in Apr 07 on a hillside trail Sorry that no dorsal side photo (and thus venation) could be made before it flew away... 
Edited by chickenold on 03-11-2008 03:37 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-11-2008 07:47
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Moved it to the Syrphidae forum to give you a first answer.
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| Andre |
Posted on 03-11-2008 20:37
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Looks like some Xylota or closely related genus... Maybe Gerard can be of any help? |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 03-11-2008 21:28
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Yep, I can, because I have a similar fly in my picture database. It's a female Eumerus, but just as in Europe that as far as you're gonna get from a picture! So, female Eumerus sp.! Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Andre |
Posted on 04-11-2008 19:00
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In that case, maddin may be interested...  |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 13-11-2008 02:47
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This is a strange one... I do not think that this is Eumerus... the thin legs and the golden coloration, although the head looks like Eumerus... I would rather guess maybe something along Platycheirus???? But I am not sure at all....maybe I will get later an inspiration...
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 15-11-2008 21:48
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Well, in that case I'd suggest a female Speginobaccha sp., I think after looking again it's even a better suggestion than Eumerus. There are about a dozen species in the oriental I think. Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| chickenold |
Posted on 25-04-2009 16:04
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Met it today in a butterfly garden of a country parkin Hong Kong... seems to be the same species?
chickenold attached the following image:  [187.63Kb] Edited by chickenold on 27-04-2009 15:11 |
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| chickenold |
Posted on 27-04-2009 15:16
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Side view attached.
chickenold attached the following image:  [192Kb] |
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| Andre |
Posted on 27-04-2009 22:09
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Do you collect also, or only make pictures? |
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| chickenold |
Posted on 28-04-2009 15:27
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Andre wrote: Do you collect also, or only make pictures? No... at the moment I do not have the space and skill to keep specimens. But some of my friends do collect and keep them, though not confined to Diptera. |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 30-04-2009 05:59
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This one is clearly a Spheginobaccha! Great pic!
Martin Hauser |
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