Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Bombyliidae fly - Conophorus sp.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-04-2007 22:19
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi * locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.04.18 * size - 6 mm (medium fly) * habitat - openland * substrate - flower Bombylius sp.? EDIT ---- > title changed from "Bombyliidae fly" to "Bombyliidae fly - Conophorus sp. " jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [186.68Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 09:14 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-04-2007 22:20
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-04-2007 22:21
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another one...
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-04-2007 22:24
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
and the last..
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-04-2007 08:42
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
so is this a Bombylius sp.?  I hope there is here a bombyliid specialist.  |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 20-04-2007 09:03
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
Conophorus, looks to me very like C. virescens (Fab.) but would have to have a specimen to be sure. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-04-2007 09:12
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
thanks, Gibbs!! Could you provide the characters just to confirm if this could be C. virescens?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 09:13 |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 20-04-2007 10:26
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
even if the available keys were reliable, which they are not, it would be too optomistic to confirm a species name of a Conophorus from a photo. even with a specimen i have had difficulty, ideally you need a series with both sexes in good condition. Sorry but if you want me to be more definitive send specimens to me. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-04-2007 10:51
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
thank you, David. In next time, I will collect this fly. |
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