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Posted by mwa66 on 17-08-2010 21:26

Tiger thorax. Is this Nephrotoma sp. ? Tipulidae?

Edited by mwa66 on 17-08-2010 21:27

Posted by mwa66 on 17-08-2010 21:39

mwa66 wrote:
Tiger thorax. Is this Nephrotoma sp. ? Tipulidae?

Posted by Jeroen K on 17-08-2010 22:22

I think it is N. flavipalpis. I found one a couple of days ago: http://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=32498

Posted by mwa66 on 17-08-2010 22:54

Jeroen K wrote:
I think it is N. flavipalpis. I found one a couple of days ago: http://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=32498

Thanks. Quite similar to yours. orange head, the same pattern on thorax, wings closed. Different abdomen male/female probably (?). Thanks a lot.