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 Helophilus, pendulus again?
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 29-09-2009 18:10
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 Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
I found a small meadow in a marshy aerea where the Helophilus'es were much lighter in colour than I normally see. Some did not have any deep yellow at all and gave the impression of being completely off-white (and black). Also, they were bigger than the ones in my garden 25-30mm maybe Norway 24.09, cyprinoid attached the following image:  [150.02Kb] Edited by cyprinoid on 29-09-2009 18:10 |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 29-09-2009 18:12
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
different angle
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 29-09-2009 18:45
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
25-30mm maybe ??? Too big for any SyrphidaeIt is H. pendulus |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 29-09-2009 21:09
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
OK, maybe I was overly-excited by the find of such a beautiful meadow in the wasteland that is the Norwegian wilderness. So, I shall moderate my assumptions to between 20-25. I will take poison if they were any less  edit: typos Thanks Edited by cyprinoid on 29-09-2009 21:36 |
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| Andre |
Posted on 29-09-2009 22:07
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Time to take your poison then... I am sorry to say...  |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 30-09-2009 09:02
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
I will.. when the time is right (Even though I am coming more and more to my senses, I still think that the bigger ones were ca 20mm..  )Now, where to find a source for Pentobarbital? Edited by cyprinoid on 30-09-2009 09:47 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 30-09-2009 15:41
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Hakon Save the Pentobarbital...I've got some Tramadol and Diclofenac painkillers which should do the job, surplus to requirements. They will screw your head for a while, but as you think these hovers were 25-30mm, then 20-25mm, reduced to 20mm in the last post, you're halfway there already  .Roger |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 30-09-2009 16:54
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Yes, if I keep conforming, and with the help of your cocktail, they will be 10mm tomorrow and the day after they will not have existed at all. My excuse is that the original post was posted in a haze (which still lingers) two days after the birth of my daughter I will not argue since I am wrong, but there were definitely different sized H. pendulus there and some gave the impression of being larger and bulkier than Eristalis spp. (pertinax/tenax) which were on the same flowers. Next thing you know I will be posting while drunk  |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 30-09-2009 17:14
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Congrats on the birth of your daughter Hakon. I won't ask what size she was for obvious reasons. I thought most of the postings here were sent in while under the influence of something or another...I think Andrea answers them from a Coffee House, or a sauna Roger....from my house...sober. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 02-10-2009 11:04
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Maybe the larger/bulkier ones were H. trivittatus? |
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| cyprinoid |
Posted on 02-10-2009 19:19
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Member Location: Norway Posts: 1751 Joined: 19.06.09 |
Very possible, since I can't tell them apart. I will revisit that spot some day and look for them again, probably not this season though. What size can be expected from H. trivittatus? Hyperbolizer |
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| Andre |
Posted on 03-10-2009 14:40
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
The four most common species in southern Norway (but there are some more!!) Helophilus affinis 14-16 mm Helophilus hybridus 14-16 mm Helophilus pendulus 11-13 mm Helophilus trivittatus 14-18 mm |
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