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 Chrysotimus continued - Igor, please...
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-07-2009 12:12
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, This nice little Dolichopodid I saw yesterday evening, eating honeydew and sometimes also a honeydew producer. Can it be named? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [160.36Kb] Edited by Sundew on 18-07-2009 23:18 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-07-2009 12:13
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pics.
Sundew attached the following image:  [169.46Kb] |
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 18-07-2009 10:23
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1810 Joined: 17.08.06 |
Chrysotimus molliculus (Fallén, 1823) (male) You have already inserted dead fly into Gallery. Now you have live ones. Igor Grichanov |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 18-07-2009 23:16
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Dear Igor, I have one more question: The dead Chrysotimus I posted had a very crumpled abdomen; however, the colour of it was recognizably yellow with a dark tip. The fly above has metallic greenish tergites. - Today I saw a tiny Dolichopodid with just that yellow abdomen and dark tip and thought: "Now I see a living Chrysotimus!" Unfortunately, the photos are a bit blurred because it was quite windy. Now tell me, please: do these two flies belong to the same species (perhaps male and female)? Or which one is the real Chrysotimus molliculus? Thanks again, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [143.16Kb] |
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| Stefan Naglis |
Posted on 19-07-2009 22:23
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Member Location: Switzerland Posts: 738 Joined: 27.12.08 |
The females of the genus Chrysotimus generally have a yellow abdomen. |
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 20-07-2009 07:17
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Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1810 Joined: 17.08.06 |
Right. I think both male and female belong to Chrysotimus molliculus (fortunately Germany has only two species so far)
Igor Grichanov |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 20-07-2009 11:01
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Many thanks, Stefan and Igor! So I'll add a living male and female to the gallery. The dead one looks so sad... |
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