Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 black fly with strong spiny legs..
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| bonitin |
Posted on 23-11-2009 13:23
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 Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Hi, I didn't manage to find its id. Even didn't find its family..  I only got one picture but would love to know its family and if possible a Genus and maybe a specie name ... Taken in the local nature reserve, Gent, Belgium on the 19th of May.. Any help very much appreciated.. 
bonitin attached the following image:  [125.95Kb] Edited by bonitin on 26-10-2010 11:03 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-11-2009 13:33
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Unmistakable (once you know where to look for it  ): Empis tessellata, female.
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| bonitin |
Posted on 23-11-2009 13:43
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Oh, I would never had thought it was a female with its eyes so close together and even joining. Must be one of these tricky exeptions then in that family.... Thanks Paul! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-11-2009 13:50
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Oops, you are right. It's a male. Usually males of tessellata do not have the tip of the abdomen bent to such an extent.
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| phil withers |
Posted on 23-11-2009 16:47
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
If my wings were that frayed, my abdomen would also probably be a bit bent... |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 23-11-2009 16:58
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
If your wings were frayed you would have written an angelic message...  Divine intervention, to say the least.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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