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Thereva plebeja?
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| tristanba |
Posted on 12-05-2010 22:08
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Member Location: UK Posts: 97 Joined: 29.05.07 |
This female Thereva from an inland sandy site, S England. Can it be identified to species? Many thanks Tristan tristanba attached the following image: ![]() [134.42Kb] |
| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-05-2010 08:35
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19277 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Given habitat and date (is it recent ?), I'd guess it is either strigata or plebeja. Those two are very similar. Theo |
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| tristanba |
Posted on 13-05-2010 11:15
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Member Location: UK Posts: 97 Joined: 29.05.07 |
Many thanks Theo - yes it is very recent (12/05/10). In UK strigata seems to be exceedingly rare so plebeja must be the most likely candidate. Best wishes Tristan |
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