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This is another of the horsefly species that I recently photographed in Bulgaria. This one was found at Banderitsa on 3 Aug and photographed in the field. I do not have the specimen of this one as having taken a few images it flew off! I am hoping however that sufficient features are evident for an identification to be possible. I will post three here but I do have some additional images.

Many thanks

Alan

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Here is a second image...

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and here a third.

Many thanks again

Alan

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I'm absolutely no expert, but to me, it looks like Philipomyia sp. Wait for Theo or another expert opinion.

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Yes, it is Philipomyia.
The antenna is suprisingly dark, but I see some orange on it, so it must be Ph. aprica.

At sea cost, I'd rather expected Ph. graeca (even in Bulgaria)


Theo

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Very many thanks to you both. I assume you mean sea coast Theo but we were at no time near the sea.

Thank you again

Alan

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My mistake. I though you mentioned 'East Bulgaria' which is all pretty lowland in my experience, but I don't know where I got this idea of 'East'..

Higher in them mountains, one might expect aprica.


Theo

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We were mostly in the Pirin mountains based in two centres at Melnik and at Bansko, This was a Naturetrek Tour that I was co-leading. The overall diversity of insects that we saw was absolutely staggering with many really impressive things from a wide diversity of groups including no fewer than 87 butterfly species in the course of the week.

Many thanks again

Alan

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OK, Pirin definitely qualifies as 'high'

Thanks


Theo