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 Empis, Germany
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| Pristurus |
Posted on 05-05-2012 16:36
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 Member Location: Marburg/Germany Posts: 853 Joined: 07.07.10 |
found on 2012-05-04 at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany, sucking on Cuckoo Flowers (Cardamine pratensis). Regards, Ingo Video: http://commons.wi...-05-04.ogv Pristurus attached the following image:  [41.77Kb] Edited by Pristurus on 05-05-2012 20:13 My diptera videos: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User %3APristurus/gallery/Diptera |
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| mossnisse |
Posted on 05-05-2012 17:36
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 Member Location: Sweden, Umeå Posts: 442 Joined: 19.01.12 |
Empididae, Empis sp. Empis and Rhampomyia can have this spectacular aedagus, and Empis have a fork on vein R4+5. |
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| Pristurus |
Posted on 05-05-2012 20:11
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Member Location: Marburg/Germany Posts: 853 Joined: 07.07.10 |
Thank you, mossnisse. So I think Empis should be the correct genus. The length of the flies is about 5mm.
Pristurus attached the following image:  [15.91Kb] My diptera videos: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User %3APristurus/gallery/Diptera |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 05-05-2012 21:22
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Empis acinerea
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| Pristurus |
Posted on 06-05-2012 09:57
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Member Location: Marburg/Germany Posts: 853 Joined: 07.07.10 |
Thank you! I have never before noticed this species here. Regards, Ingo
My diptera videos: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User %3APristurus/gallery/Diptera |
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