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Asilidae: Dioctria atricapilla, male.
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Posted on 22-02-2011 16:30
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Diptera: Asilid (Robberfly) Dioctria sp. ?
Swept from long grass, Lincoln UK June 2010
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Dioctria atricapillus male
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Reinoud

Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/

https://www.nev.nl/diptera/
 
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Thanks Reinoud, appreciated.
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Have to correct myself a little it is D. atricapillA!awkward
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Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/

https://www.nev.nl/diptera/
 
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Thanks Reinoud,
Out of interest where did you find the ID? I ask as I have spent months (on and off) looking it. Have to say I was only looking for a match just using the Genus, under Asilidae of course. Still on a big learning curve, slowly, slowly getting there. Grin
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You're welcome! It is a pity that good literature is hard to find. "De Roofvliegen van Nederland" (Dutch Robber flies) a very useful book by Mark van Veen 1996. Contains keys etc. and covers probably most of Northwest Europe. D. atricapilla is one of the easy species within the genus, legs totally black, males with characteristic blue eyes.
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Reinoud

Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/

https://www.nev.nl/diptera/
 
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Probably you know this site: http://www.geller-grimm.de/asilidae.htm
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Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/

https://www.nev.nl/diptera/
 
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