Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Big Green-eyed Tabanid: Philipomyia aprica?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:14
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone confirm my tentative ID of this BIG green-eyed horse fly as P. aprica, or are there other possibilities? 16.7.11 c 15mm c 1400m near Lake Bohinj, Slovenia feeding on Hogweed flowers. I'm guessing this is a purely nectar feeding species? Never got bitten by them. Just as well... nick upton attached the following image:  [128.88Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:15
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i tend to agree. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:24
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Jorge.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:28
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
you also can see through the translucid wings the lateral reddish first tergites.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-08-2011 21:29 |
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| sd |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:29
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
They do bite, but more interested in cattle and horses I think. Steve |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 02-08-2011 21:32
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Thanks for the extra info Jorge and the dietary info from sd. I'm glad I wasn't on the menu!
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:03
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Not sure if Jorge was very sure, but I am: you are correct Theo |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:24
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Theo. It's always good to get your confirmation on IDS.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 03-08-2011 14:26
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
well, I was sure too.  I saw one for the first time in June! I only managed to see one grateful to my car when I ignited the motor. |
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| sd |
Posted on 03-08-2011 18:42
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Cars are tabanid magnets, as is my lawnmower at the moment, Chrysops buzzing around my head and Haematopota around my arms so I have to go fast or just let the grass grow Steve |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 03-08-2011 22:06
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Yes, they do love cars.... as this recent post of mine mentioned http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=39110 when I posted this image of Tabanus promesogaeus on a hot car roof in Greece.
nick upton attached the following image:  [106.27Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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