Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Clusiidae - lekking
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| lagura |
Posted on 03-02-2009 13:39
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 Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08 |
I think this is either courtship or rivalry. Both photos were taken 27 September 2008 lagura attached the following image:  [157.96Kb] Edited by lagura on 04-02-2009 13:04  |
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| lagura |
Posted on 03-02-2009 13:41
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Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08 |
Here is one of them. Could it be Clusiodes albimanus?
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-02-2009 16:39
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It is called 'lekking'. See the third paragraph on http://www.tolweb.org/Clusiidae.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 03-02-2009 20:12
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Here is one of them. Could it be Clusiodes albimanus? I think so. Stephane. |
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| lagura |
Posted on 04-02-2009 13:03
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Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08 |
Thanks Paul! A lot of very interesting reading on that page. Thanks to you too Stephane! |
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