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Rhagionidae ID => Rhagio vitripennis (f)
basileus
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Posted on 16-01-2021 18:54
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Is it possible to identify the genus/species of this fly by such foto? Transcarpathion region of Ukraine, August.
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Hi basileus, Rhagio scolopaceus, I think.

Greetings, Eric
 
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eklans wrote:
Hi basileus, Rhagio scolopaceus, I think.

Greetings, Eric


Thank you
 
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Check the continuus black anterior margin of wing: female Rh. vitripennis.

Theo
 
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Thanks, Theo - of course it is and must sort out this evil picture of vitripennis with no visible black on the left wing...

Greetings, Eric
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Hopefully, this year Andre Schulten’s and my fieldguide will be published and all will be clear. last pic is a male, hence the difference !

Theo
 
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We are looking very forward to it!

Greetings, Rhagio vitripennis & Eric
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Zeegers wrote:
Check the continuus black anterior margin of wing: female Rh. vitripennis.

Theo


Thank you
 
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Great to have support !

Theo
 
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Posted on 17-01-2021 14:01
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I currently have some to many photos of these Snipeflies:
Chrysopilus asiliformis, cristatus, Chrysopilus laetus
Ptiolina nigrina
Rhagio conspicuus, immaculatus, maculatus, scolopaceus, vitripennis
and it would be a pleasure to support, if you could use it.

Greetings, Eric
 
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Great, thanks for the offer. I will inform Andre (director of photography)

Theo
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Will your field guide cover central Europe?
Günter Schwendinger
 
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North-west Europe:
DK, UK, Eire, NL, B, Lux and both France and Germany north of the line Paris - Neurenburg.
Stricty mountain species ( occurring on ly above 800 m. asl.) are excluded.

That said, from a practical point of view the cchances are 98 % it eill work all over Central Europe. Only a few Mediterrenean and moutain species are lacking.
But when you cross the Alps, you are on your own Smile

Theo

Theo
 
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