Posted by Amedeo Falci on 26-06-2012 21:36
#1
Hello everybody
It's a diptera belonging to Bombyliidae family, Usia (?) genus.
Can you please give me the specific id?
Location: Madonie Mountains, Sicily, Italy
Altitude: 1300 mt
Date: Jun, 2 th 2010
Size: About 11 mm long
Bye
Amedeo
Photo n.1/3
Posted by David Gibbs on 29-06-2012 18:24
#6
This appears to be
Usia pubera Strobl, and this is also the most likely species. However, there are old reports of
U. florea from Sicily (it is the TL of
U. cuprea, a synonym of
florea). Although I believe this to be an error because from all other evidence
U. florea appears to be a Mahgreb endemic, I cannot entirely rule out this species from your photo.