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 A Bulgarian Horsefly (Tabanidae)
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 14-08-2011 13:43
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Member Location: Posts: 314 Joined: 19.06.11 |
This was one of five (perhaps six) species of Horseflies that I photographed in Bulgaria recently, all of them joining us on our coach! I have speciemnes of all of them. I think this attractive one is an Atylotus sp., perhaps Atylotus loewianus but would welcome confirmation of this or alternative suggestions from those more experienced than I am. Many thanks Alan Alan Outen attached the following image:  [83.6Kb] |
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 14-08-2011 13:45
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here is a secongd image
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 14-08-2011 13:46
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....and herewith a third image
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 14-08-2011 13:47
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..and another. I have many more views of this species.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 14-08-2011 15:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Alan Are you very 100 % sure this is all the same individual ? Since the first one has elongated antennae and yellowish notopleural lobes (thus: Atylotus loewianus), whereas the third one has short antennae and grey notopleural lobes (thus: A. fulvus). That bothers me. Theo |
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| Alan Outen |
Posted on 15-08-2011 09:46
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Very many thanks Theo and YES you are absolutely correct in that I was working with two specimens thinking in my limited experience that they were the same. Never having seen one of this genus previously I have now seen and photographed two! All I have to do is sort out which of the 30 or so images I took are which species and I have to confess that even knowing there are two different species and the distinctions between them I am still finding it difficult to ascertain which is which! Very many thanks again. Alan |
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