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| PeterD |
Posted on 30-07-2010 01:36
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
I was about to ID this as E. tenax until I realised the leg colour was black and not brown. Link to larger image http://www.imagei...eAJ-XL.jpg  Link to larger image http://www.imagei...f7h-XL.jpg Thanks Edited by PeterD on 30-07-2010 01:37 Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 30-07-2010 09:13
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
It's not a hoverfly, it's a muscid (male Musca autumnalis?)
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 30-07-2010 13:59
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I agree with Susan.
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| PeterD |
Posted on 30-07-2010 14:40
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
Thank you Susan and Stephane. I am a little puzzled with Musca autumnalis as this fly is basically grey and black whilst my image is orange and black. Is this a colour variation of the basic form?
Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 30-07-2010 19:09
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
The females tend to be greyer, but the males are constantly ochre/orange coloured on abdomen.
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| PeterD |
Posted on 30-07-2010 19:25
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Member Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 297 Joined: 08.11.09 |
Stephane Lebrun wrote: The females tend to be greyer, but the males are constantly ochre/orange coloured on abdomen. Thank you for the explanation Stephane  cheers Kind regards Peter www.imageinuk.com |
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