Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Empididae
Posted by Susan R Walter on 07-12-2008 18:49
#1
Can anyone tell me what this is? Very distinctive looking spatulate tibia.
Male, 3.5mm, from 19 May 2008, lowland (95masl) central France, la Brenne, in a field occasionally grazed by cattle, but showing signs of scrub regeneration.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-12-2008 08:07
#2
Empis (s.str.)
aestiva, male.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 08-12-2008 14:58
#3
Thank you very much :)
Posted by Susan R Walter on 21-12-2008 18:07
#4
And is this the female? 3mm, from an adjoining field, grazed by horses, same date. The legs are slightly less flattened.
Posted by igor on 21-12-2008 21:48
#5
Not E. aestiva.
Empis (Coptophlebia) sp.
Regards,
Igor
Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-12-2008 08:20
#6
Oops, Igor is right. The top image should be
E. (C.) volucris.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 22-12-2008 14:08
#7
Sheesh...! and I've already done a label in my bestest minutest writing...(just teasing :P)
Is the second image the matching female, or can we not give her a name?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-12-2008 23:12
#8
Could not say for certain it was female, let alone of the same species...
Posted by Susan R Walter on 11-01-2009 20:19
#9
Ah. What do you need to see to make a determination?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-01-2009 09:25
#10
Better iew of the abdominal tip. It looks as if the eyes are contiguous and that makes me suspect it is the male of another species.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 14-01-2009 14:10
#11
OK, thanks. I'll soften it up and do some more photos in the next few weeks.