Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Empididae
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 07-12-2008 18:49
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Can anyone tell me what this is? Very distinctive looking spatulate tibia. Male, 3.5mm, from 19 May 2008, lowland (95masl) central France, la Brenne, in a field occasionally grazed by cattle, but showing signs of scrub regeneration. Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [136.18Kb] Susan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-12-2008 08:07
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Empis (s.str.) aestiva, male.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 08-12-2008 14:58
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Thank you very much 
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 21-12-2008 18:07
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
And is this the female? 3mm, from an adjoining field, grazed by horses, same date. The legs are slightly less flattened.
Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [103.6Kb] Susan |
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| igor |
Posted on 21-12-2008 21:48
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Not E. aestiva. Empis (Coptophlebia) sp. Regards, Igor |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-12-2008 08:20
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Oops, Igor is right. The top image should be E. (C.) volucris.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 22-12-2008 14:08
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Sheesh...! and I've already done a label in my bestest minutest writing...(just teasing  )Is the second image the matching female, or can we not give her a name? Susan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 22-12-2008 23:12
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Could not say for certain it was female, let alone of the same species...
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 11-01-2009 20:19
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Ah. What do you need to see to make a determination?
Susan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 12-01-2009 09:25
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Better iew of the abdominal tip. It looks as if the eyes are contiguous and that makes me suspect it is the male of another species.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 14-01-2009 14:10
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
OK, thanks. I'll soften it up and do some more photos in the next few weeks.
Susan |
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