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| zcuc |
Posted on 08-10-2007 19:49
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
It is possible to identify that dead fly? For scale each square is 5mm. is was found on august at Israel near a Solanum full of Aphids. zcuc attached the following image:  [49.43Kb] Edited by zcuc on 08-10-2007 19:56 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-10-2007 21:31
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Not with those yellow sides of the thorax.
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 08-10-2007 21:39
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Female Ischiodon aegyptius!  Greetings, Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 09-10-2007 00:06
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
thanks Pennards, How can you tell male vs female? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 09-10-2007 05:18
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
In this case: Eyes widely separated. Does not apply to all syrphids.
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| zcuc |
Posted on 09-10-2007 08:27
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Great, This site is very professional. I has watching those Ischiodon visiting my garden. after the larva is well feed it crawl into the earth. here as a bonus image of Ischiodon aegyptius pupa. zcuc attached the following image:  [57.16Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 09-10-2007 08:58
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
If you have a better picture of the adult, please submit it for the Gallery, and please also submit the pupal image.
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| zcuc |
Posted on 09-10-2007 09:39
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Sorry, I have no better pictures. They are so quick it is almost imposibale to get a got image, especially with my old camera. I uploaded those two. |
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