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 Colorful fly with Enormously Long Legs
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-08-2010 18:04
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I was stalking a flying, mating pair of this beautiful species. I got only one picture, and by the time the "pre flash" went off and the picture was taken the flies had separated. What long legs the flying one has! I wrote some data on the picture itself. I believe this is a Syrphid but if I am wrong please let me know! Stephen attached the following image:  [47.67Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-08-2010 18:05
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here is the other member of the pair.
Stephen attached the following image:  [42.76Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 20-08-2010 18:16
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Looks like a robber fly (Asilidae), like other Leptogastrini you have on the Bugguide
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 20-08-2010 18:30 Val |
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| xylo |
Posted on 20-08-2010 18:27
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No, not Asilidae. It is a strange looking Bombylid: Systropus sp. so long, xylo |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 20-08-2010 18:31
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Thanks, Bjoern! It was a problem, as robber flies never have such a long proboscis. Probably, S. macer then.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 20-08-2010 18:59 Val |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-08-2010 00:46
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Bjoern, Valery, Thanks so much for your help with this one. The minute I first saw this fly I thought it was one of the Leptogastrini robbers that Valery mentioned. But when I got the photograph up on the screen I thought it looked like a very slender Syrphid. I would never have thought of Bombyliidae, though, especially since it is so slender!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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