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 Fly mimicking ichneumon wasp
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| kyl |
Posted on 30-11-2009 05:01
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Member Location: Malaysia Posts: 45 Joined: 16.11.07 |
Hello! Here's a fly that mimics an ichneumon.. Brackish swamp. lowlands, malaysia. It waves its front legs like a micropezidae... is it a micropezid? Thanks kyl kyl attached the following image:  [135.56Kb] |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 30-11-2009 11:45
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
What a beauty! I don't know what it is, but I think the leg-waving is part of the mimicry, representing the wasp's antennae. |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 30-11-2009 14:08
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Adrama determinata Tephritidae John |
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| Gordon |
Posted on 30-11-2009 14:47
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 Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1101 Joined: 02.01.08 |
Very pretty fly. thanks for posting it. |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 30-11-2009 15:52
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Absolutely gallery-worthy  |
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| kyl |
Posted on 30-11-2009 16:45
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Member Location: Malaysia Posts: 45 Joined: 16.11.07 |
Thank you, Gordon, for the ID. And thanks everyone for the comments. It's pretty indeed will post it in the forum. kyl |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-11-2009 16:54
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
kyl wrote: Thank you, Gordon, for the ID. And thanks everyone for the comments. It's pretty indeed will post it in the forum. kyl I don't want to be nit-picking, but I guess Gordon -> John and forum -> Gallery? Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| kyl |
Posted on 01-12-2009 03:49
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Member Location: Malaysia Posts: 45 Joined: 16.11.07 |
oops! sorry, i meant , thanks ,John, for the ID! |
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| kyl |
Posted on 01-12-2009 03:52
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Member Location: Malaysia Posts: 45 Joined: 16.11.07 |
Hi Paul, should i go ahead and post it in the gallery? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-12-2009 07:02
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Of course!
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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