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Is this (also) Eriothrix rufomaculata?... CONFIRMED
Ginks
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Posted on 22-01-2012 15:13
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You recently IDed a pic from 2010 for me... many thanks!

I'm, erm, "embedding?"

This is a pic from 2011... is it also Eriothrix rufomaculata, please? What sex is it, and how can you tell?

Thanks, Ginks
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Yes, it isWink
 
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Hello again, Niels,

Brilliant, I got one right!

Thank you so much,
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Posted on 25-01-2012 00:58
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Correct ID.

Female, from - eyes quite-well separated, insect appears 'fat-ish' and to me the last segment of the abdomen (the tip) looks too flat to contain male genitalia.

All these points will become easier to discern with experience taken from confirmed examples of yours.
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Thanks for the additional info, Jason.
TTFN,
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