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 Empis, male?
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:17
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hi, This was very small, Empis femorata male looks similar and I had E. femorata female. Could this be the male? Not sure of it's length but may 7mm. Thanks for any help  JanetPic 1 taken on 21st July, Lincoln UK Pic 2 on 15th June on a young Lilium bud. blowave attached the following image:  [61.63Kb] |
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:20
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Pic 2
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:23
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Bicellaria (Hybotidae)? But that would have been at most 3 mm. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:27
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello! It may have been only 3mm, I know it was very small but it's some time since I took the pics. I also know I had a problem getting pics of it so it must have been that small! Look how big the Lilium bulb is, and it was quite small. Thanks Juergen!Best regards! Janet |
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:37
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello again! Could it also be this one, Hybos culiciformis (male)? http://www.dipter...oto_id=933 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:45
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! blowave wrote: Could it also be this one, Hybos culiciformis (male)? I don't think so. Too slender legs and too "humpy" even for that genus. Both are frequent here (Bicellaria literally on every grass halm in the warmer season) and are easy to distinguish in the field (Hybos is also considerably bigger), but from a photo I can't guarantee it. Better wait for the experts... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-11-2008 22:51
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Ok, thanks Juergen! The pic of Bicellaria doesn't show the abdomen. Hopefully waiting for the experts... Best regards! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 04-11-2008 08:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Swollen genitalia make it inmistakably H. culiciformis.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| blowave |
Posted on 04-11-2008 14:54
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you Paul! I think it was because my pic was smaller than the one in the gallery which confused. Thank Juergen for heading me in the right direction! Janet |
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