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 Mystery Dioctria
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 30-06-2006 21:16
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Seen today (30.vi.2006) in Berkshire, England. Is this Dioctria baumhaueri? ChrisR attached the following image:  [37.73Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 30-06-2006 21:16 |
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| conopid |
Posted on 30-06-2006 22:44
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
All black legs = more likely D atricapilla (althugh it seems to have pale knees - not usual in atricapilla.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 30-06-2006 23:25
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks Nigel - i have keyed these things before from specimens and they were simple - but photos are a whole different kettle of fish!  |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 02-11-2013 14:53
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2215 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Another late respons but this is, despite the dark legs, Dioctria hyalipennis/baumhaueri. D. atricapilla is plump with thicker legs and it prefers to hang in the vegetation rather than sit on it. Males atricapilla have distinct blue eyes and females more green. Dusting of the back of the thorax is reduced to clear lines. For comparison: http://waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/77062327
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 19-11-2013 23:14 Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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