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 Pipiza sp.?
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| blowave |
Posted on 22-12-2009 21:22
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hi, Not sure but it looks like a Pipiza sp., only got one pic of this on 12th May 2009. Near Lincoln UK. Janet 
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| Andre |
Posted on 23-12-2009 00:03
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
It's a Pipiza. And maybe P. bimaculata. But that's as far as I go. |
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| blowave |
Posted on 23-12-2009 00:27
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thanks Andre, I have had P. bimaculata before but it had spots, I guess they can be without. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 23-12-2009 00:46
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
This is a male |
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| blowave |
Posted on 23-12-2009 01:12
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
That is interesting as I had a male and female last year which could have been the same species, judging by the spots as the male had some well developed spots. He was very, very small but the female wasn't much bigger. I didn't have a lens capable of good close ups then but they are not too bad. I had thought they might be P. bimaculata but maybe I should post them too. |
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| Andre |
Posted on 23-12-2009 13:36
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Size is quite variable among Pipiza... So are the spots on the abdomen; it generally is no good character unfortunately. |
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