Gallery Links
Users Online
· Guests Online: 21

· Members Online: 0

· Total Members: 4,990
· Newest Member: Ametasoma
Forum Threads
Theme Switcher
Switch to:
Last Seen Users
· smol< 5 mins
· Reimund Ley00:16:38
· Volker00:23:13
· Clive Lau00:30:51
· weia00:57:42
· JWV01:09:03
· Paul Beuk01:11:16
· evdb01:41:35
· daveb2102:13:43
· RamiP02:46:05
Latest Photo Additions
View Thread
Diptera.info :: Family forums :: Asilidae Forum
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Print Thread
asilid from Portugal
markgtelfer
#1 Print Post
Posted on 08-11-2006 12:50
Member

Location: Bedfordshire, England
Posts: 2
Joined: 08.11.06

Dear dipterists,

Can anyone identify this large and spectacular asilid photographed near Cape St. Vincent (Cabo Sao Vicente) at the south-western tip of Portugal?

Several were seen during a week in this area in very open sandy or stony coastal grasslands. This photograph was taken at 37? 03.047'N 008? 58.533'W on 29th October 2006 in one of the valleys above Praia de Telheiro.

My thanks,

Mark Telfer
Bedfordshire, England
markgtelfer attached the following image:


[56.39Kb]
 
Menno Reemer
#2 Print Post
Posted on 08-11-2006 17:44
Member

Location:
Posts: 343
Joined: 10.06.04

Hello Mark,
My guess would be Asilus barbarus.
I just returned from Portugal myself, and I've been around at Cape St. Vincent the same day as you! (Oct. 29). Apparently I was too busy watching birds to notice any of these flies...
Best wishes,
Menno Reemer
 
Danny Wolff
#3 Print Post
Posted on 09-11-2006 19:24
User Avatar

Member

Location: Germany
Posts: 329
Joined: 27.05.04

Hello Mark,

I agree with Menno that this is Asilus barbarus. Is this an ant beneath the fly's hind left femur?

Greetings, Danny
 
www.asilidae.de
markgtelfer
#4 Print Post
Posted on 13-11-2006 12:44
Member

Location: Bedfordshire, England
Posts: 2
Joined: 08.11.06

Thanks Menno and Danny for your determinations.

The ants were pestering the Asilus. I only noticed it because the Asilus kept making short flights to land in new positions to get away from the ants, and I had to relocate it in the telescope each time.

Cheers,

Mark Telfer


Danny Wolff wrote:
Hello Mark,

I agree with Menno that this is Asilus barbarus. Is this an ant beneath the fly's hind left femur?

Greetings, Danny
 
Jump to Forum:
Similar Threads
Thread Forum Replies Last Post
Asilid Asilidae Forum 2 09-06-2024 10:16
Chamaepsila? Algarve Portugal 2 Diptera (adults) 3 03-11-2023 12:30
Red eyes asilid Diptera (adults) 2 11-09-2023 17:08
Asilid 1 from SE Bulgaria Asilidae Forum 4 22-08-2023 20:24
Asilid 3 from SE Bulgaria Asilidae Forum 5 20-08-2023 19:59
Date and time
10 December 2024 13:38
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Temporary email?
Due to fact this site has functionality making use of your email address, any registration using a temporary email address will be rejected.

Paul
Donate
Please, help to make
Diptera.info
possible and enable
further improvements!
Latest Articles
Syrph the Net
Those who want to have access to the Syrph the Net database need to sign the
License Agreement -
Click to Download


Public files of Syrph the Net can be downloaded HERE

Last updated: 25.08.2011
Shoutbox
You must login to post a message.

08.11.24 16:10
Www.abebooks.com

29.07.24 13:19
Don't suppose anyone knows anwhere selling a copy of Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera 2? Always wanted a copy.... Smile

16.07.24 11:37
TumbsUp

11.07.24 12:59
Following up on the update provided by Paul on the donations received in 2024, I just made a donation. Follow my example Wink

17.08.23 15:23
Aneomochtherus

17.08.23 13:54
Tony, I HAD a blank in the file name. Sorry!

17.08.23 13:44
Tony, thanks! I tried it (see "Cylindromyia" Wink but don't see the image in the post.

17.08.23 11:37
pjt - just send the post and attached image. Do not preview thread, as this will lose the link to the image,

16.08.23 08:37
Tried to attach an image to a forum post. jpg, 32kB, 72dpi, no blanks, ... File name is correctly displayed, but when I click "Preview Thread" it just vanishes. Help!

23.02.23 21:29
Has anyone used the Leica DM500, any comments.

Render time: 0.50 seconds | 205,796,842 unique visits