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 Usia (?) for ID, Sicily, Italy
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| Amedeo Falci |
Posted on 26-06-2012 21:36
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 Member Location: Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Posts: 99 Joined: 01.04.09 |
Hello everybody It's a diptera belonging to Bombyliidae family, Usia (?) genus. Can you please give me the specific id? Location: Madonie Mountains, Sicily, Italy Altitude: 1300 mt Date: Jun, 2 th 2010 Size: About 11 mm long Bye Amedeo Photo n.1/3 Amedeo Falci attached the following image:  [104.59Kb] |
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| Amedeo Falci |
Posted on 26-06-2012 21:38
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Member Location: Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Posts: 99 Joined: 01.04.09 |
Photo n.2/3
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| Amedeo Falci |
Posted on 26-06-2012 21:38
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Member Location: Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Posts: 99 Joined: 01.04.09 |
Photo n.3/3
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 26-06-2012 22:04
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
yep. Usia sp. |
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| Amedeo Falci |
Posted on 27-06-2012 13:37
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Member Location: Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Posts: 99 Joined: 01.04.09 |
Hi Jorgemotalmeida, Thanks for your help Amedeo |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 29-06-2012 18:24
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
This appears to be Usia pubera Strobl, and this is also the most likely species. However, there are old reports of U. florea from Sicily (it is the TL of U. cuprea, a synonym of florea). Although I believe this to be an error because from all other evidence U. florea appears to be a Mahgreb endemic, I cannot entirely rule out this species from your photo. |
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