Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sepsidae with bubble. -> Sepsis cynipsea ?
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 20-10-2017 16:23
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 Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
5-7mm long - garden, Flensburg, Germany. On an old radish plant which keeps on flowering even though it has some mature seed pods. There were 5 to 10 Sepsidae on the plant. Most were fairly active, running around and flying from one leaf or flower to the next. This one, however, was comparatively passive. I photographed it between 15.05pm and 15.34pm. In all this time it had a bubble at it's mouth and remained in the vicinity of one flower; at first on the petal, then onto the flower stem where it excreted liquid from it's abdomen and it wiped of with it's hind legs, then it wiped/massaged it's thorax and wings then returned to the petals. Video of it wiping off the rear droplets and it's wing:- https://www.youtu...qlyGqueB9w Ray Perry attached the following image:  [136.43Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 21-10-2017 14:28 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-10-2017 16:38
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Sepsis sp. Nice account. 
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| Steve Crellin |
Posted on 20-10-2017 16:42
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Member Location: Isle of Man Posts: 41 Joined: 01.09.04 |
The last photo hints at a notched fore tibia so it might just be S. cynipsea. Would it be possible to enlarge the area around that leg?
Steve Crellin steve_crellin1@hotmail.co.uk Isle of Man |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 20-10-2017 20:48
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Thanks Steve. Here's a good image of the legs, taken at 15.09pm. Does this show the notch you're talking about? Does the notch also imply that it's a male? Ray Perry attached the following image:  [59.92Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 20-10-2017 22:03 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 20-10-2017 20:59
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
and here is an enlargement of the last from my row of images. Taken at 15.06pm It was good spotting on your part Steve  Thank You very much. Ray Ray Perry attached the following image:  [48.27Kb] |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 20-10-2017 21:54
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Sepsidnet has an excellent image showing the notched fore tibia of Sepsis cynipsea:- http://sepsidnet-...ipsea.html |
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| Steve Crellin |
Posted on 21-10-2017 09:30
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Member Location: Isle of Man Posts: 41 Joined: 01.09.04 |
Thanks Ray, cynipsea looks likely with this one.
Steve Crellin steve_crellin1@hotmail.co.uk Isle of Man |
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