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 Stratiomyidae: Sargus iridatus?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 12-06-2011 18:38
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone confirm my ID for this very pretty soldierfly and is it a male or a female?. Legs seem too dark for other Sargus spp. The fly was running around and butting its head repeatedly on a rose leaf. I'm not sure if this was a courtship display or if it was dabbing up sugar secretions from aphids which may have been on the leaves. 11.5.11 c 11mm Wiltshire garden, UK. nick upton attached the following image:  [119.81Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 12-06-2011 18:41
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Here is the head banging behaviour... feeding maybe as looks like there is a white labium pressed against the leaf, or possibly courtship; it was quite frenetic and caught my eye at least..
nick upton attached the following image:  [115.77Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 12-06-2011 18:47
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Looks like S. iridatus female to me. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 12-06-2011 18:48
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
OK thanks Stephen, and probably feeding then.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 12-06-2011 18:50
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I think so. |
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