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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2006 17:13
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Is this a Rhagionid? My guess is based on the long "style" (or is that an arista?), the tapering abdomen, and the long legs. I'm posting three images. Thanks in advance for any help! Stephen attached the following image:  [56.73Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2006 17:15
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here's the second image. By the way, this is from West Virginia USA, an open area but near woodland, photographed 29 July 2006.
Stephen attached the following image:  [67.9Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2006 17:17
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
The third and final image.
Stephen attached the following image:  [64.19Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 30-07-2006 17:55
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
If this was an european critter I'd say Chrysopilus (Rhagionidae).
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| Stephen |
Posted on 31-07-2006 11:26
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks for your help with this one, Kahis!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-08-2006 22:05
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7280 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd agree with Kahis, that this is a female Chrysopilus. The smokey band across the wings suggests quadratus, but I don't know whether other WV species share this character!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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