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Gorgeous black syrphidic
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Posted on 06-10-2007 17:54
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 This beautiful fly is about 10mm long and was found today 150 km south of Lisbon, near the sea. According to the false margin in the wing venation I would say it is a syrphidic, but the colour of the wings and the back legs are so strange that I'm realy not sure.

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 Another vue
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 Tachinidae. Check out the "feathers" on the hind legs!
 
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 Trichopoda pennipes - a neotropical species that has become established in Europe - see http://www.dipter...post_34553
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 But Trichopoda pennipes is supposed to have orange abdomen, not black
 
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 This fly is extremely variable, so it is NOT a surprise to have black abdomen. Wink It is really Trichopoda pennipes. I would like to know if you caught the specimen...
I spotted this fly once time.Sad
 
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 Sorry, I never catch the little guys. But I'll tell you where it was: Porto Covo, jardim da pra?a principal Cool

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 Porto Covo is very nice. I found there the Latrodectus spider! Wink
 
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