Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Fannia?
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-05-2010 00:00
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Clitheroe England, 21 May 2010. This was doing territorial hovering under a tree. My guess is Fannia lustrator, but it's a wild one! Other suggestions? Stephen R attached the following image:  [60.62Kb] |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-05-2010 00:01
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
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Stephen R attached the following image:  [60.21Kb] |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 27-05-2010 00:43
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Stephen R wrote: Clitheroe England, 21 May 2010. This was doing territorial hovering under a tree. My guess is Fannia lustrator, but it's a wild one! Other suggestions? I would agree with your wild guess Stephen, but I suggest you email Nikita for his opinion. He is brilliant at ID'ing Fannia in-flight shots. I arrived at this solution based on one of his images in the Gallery which impressed me so much I awarded it 5 stars....http://www.dipter...to_id=3186. Your image should be a doddle  .My other suggestion would be for you to take up Plane or Helicopter Spotting.Wearing a bobble hat would be so becoming, and assist in the warming of your head during this cold spell of weather. Regards Roger...would be Train Spotter and general Nerd. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-05-2010 08:53
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks Roger. I suspect Nikita cheated by catching the fly - most un-British! Most of my ex-friends would be greatly relieved if I switched from fly-spotting to something more socially acceptable, like plane-spotting or serial homicide. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 27-05-2010 13:10
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Fannia lustrator is OK. Hooked setae on coxa2 and I guess the vertical spine on ks.
Stephane. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-05-2010 18:30
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thank you Stephane. |
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