Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Dolichopodidae -> cf. Argyra
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 08-05-2010 19:08
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Loire-atlantique, western France, May 3rd 2010. is it possible to go to the Genus ... ? pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [109.08Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 09-05-2010 12:54 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 08-05-2010 19:09
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
a dorsal view of the same one.
pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [119.64Kb] |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 08-05-2010 21:42
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
The silvering strongly suggests Argyra |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 09-05-2010 12:54
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many thanks Phil !!  |
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 09-05-2010 13:03
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 Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
Lovely iridescence! Can someone explain the meaning of the suffix 'cf.' ? |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 09-05-2010 13:44
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
See http://en.wikiped...g/wiki/Cf. . |
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 09-05-2010 13:57
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Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
Ah thanks, makes sense now! :In the system of binomial nomenclature, cf. is similarly used to indicate that the species needs to be seen in context of its comparison to another, but by definition is not confirmed as the same. For example, Corvus cf. splendens indicates "a bird similar to the House Crow but not certainly identified as this species": |
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