Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 odd looking..Bibionidae?
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| fleabag |
Posted on 12-05-2007 04:05
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 Member Location: Sussex UK Posts: 183 Joined: 13.07.06 |
Hi, Please can anyone help with this? I couldnt get back to sleep so started to try and figure out what it might be,but no luck yet. Found in rural sussex,on the ground in a mixed wood...from memory maybe 5mm. thanks, Noel. fleabag attached the following image:  [76.51Kb] Edited by fleabag on 12-05-2007 04:22 |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 12-05-2007 07:05
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Female Bibionidae for sure.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-05-2007 08:11
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19234 Joined: 21.07.04 |
A female Dilophus, to narrow it further down. The wings look clear, which would exclude the common D. febrilis. In which case, D. femoratus is your best guess. Theo Zeegers |
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| fleabag |
Posted on 12-05-2007 21:01
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Member Location: Sussex UK Posts: 183 Joined: 13.07.06 |
thankyou |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-05-2007 12:35
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19234 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I forgot, the female of D. humeralis is easily recognized by the short face. So this must be D. femoratus. Theo |
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| fleabag |
Posted on 13-05-2007 20:51
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Member Location: Sussex UK Posts: 183 Joined: 13.07.06 |
Thankyou for the update + info |
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