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 Conopidae Thecophora ?
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 11-11-2010 13:29
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Am i right ? and if so, is it possible to go further ? despite i didn't catch it ... and i do not have other pictures of it ...  Loire-atlantique, western France, July 17 2010. pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [109.95Kb] |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 11-11-2010 14:00
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
yes, it is a Thecophora. Not possible to say which species. You are lucky. In 2010 I did not see any Thecophora nor Zodion!
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 11-11-2010 16:04
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Thanks a lot !!  rvanderweele wrote:You are lucky. In 2010 I did not see any Thecophora nor Zodion! I had a look at the gallery ... and i'm not sure to make the difference between Zodion and Thecophora ! To me it seems that it's always Thecophora !!  nevertheless, my fiew pictures of Thecophora were always Id on DI so ... i think i've really never seen a Zodion !! |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 11-11-2010 18:11
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Well, look at http://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=14699&pid=67485 You notice that Theocphora is blackish, while Zodion is greyish. Zodion is a little bit bigger, and the mouthparts are different, since the mouthpart is "bent' only once, Thecophora twice. But, be careful, in France you may also see Myopa occulta, which, if you are not looking carefully, may look like a Thecophora as well. ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 12-11-2010 20:41
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many thanks, Ruud, for those informations, including the link (great pictures by the way !!) ... it is clearer for me now !! |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 12-11-2010 21:25
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
You're welcome!
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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