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| fleabag |
Posted on 31-05-2007 21:27
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 Member Location: Sussex UK Posts: 183 Joined: 13.07.06 |
Hi, Please could anyone help me to id this? I can only guess at family. Rural sussex uk ..maybe 7 or 8 mm? from memory. thankyou, Noel fleabag attached the following image:  [70.6Kb] |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 31-05-2007 21:30
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
It is the genus Chrysopilus of the family Rhagionidae! Greetings, Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 31-05-2007 21:47
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7280 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Chrysopilus cristatus female
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-05-2007 21:52
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
it seems to be very common. I spotted this fly as well. |
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| fleabag |
Posted on 31-05-2007 22:11
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Member Location: Sussex UK Posts: 183 Joined: 13.07.06 |
thanks for the id help I did wonder about Rhagionidae,but i didnt know females/any had the more chunky rounded abdomen,or big gap between the eyes.We have hundreds of the males around at the moment ...keep catching the corner of my eye in a robberfly type way ..annoyingly |
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