Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Merodon clavipes
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-11-2010 15:44
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone confirm Gerard Pennard's guess that this Merodon sp. is M. clavipes http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=30702 or are there simply too many similar Merodons in the Mediterranean/ on Corsica to be sure? I was considering posting it in the gallery (there are no images for M clavipes), but the ID is too uncertain at the moment! 4.6.2010 Corsica near Propriano, c 12mm feeding on Umbel flowers by a mountain stream c 400m nick upton attached the following image:  [86.28Kb] Edited by nick upton on 14-11-2010 15:45 Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-11-2010 15:45
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Another view
nick upton attached the following image:  [82.37Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 14-11-2010 16:27
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
I can confirm my own suggestion  I'm quite sure this is the male of merodon clavipes, look at these pictures made by me at this French website: http://cyrille.dussaix.pagesperso-orange.fr/Merodon_clavipes/M.clavipes_illus.html Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-11-2010 16:39
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Gerard, for confirming your initial guess. I can see my flies match your specimens very well. I'll post my images for the gallery soon as there are none of clavipes up yet. Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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