Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae: Hybomitra bimaculata ? --> No, Hybomitra tropica, male.
Posted by kuv on 30-07-2015 14:35
#1
Denmark, Fyn (West), near Strip, coastal area, altitude about 25 msm, at the top of a car, nearby fields with maize and a string, Outsidefoto: kuv, 30th of July 2015. Comparing the pictures in the Diptera Gallery I think it could be Hybomitra bimaculata (male). Right? Please help.
Kuv
Edited by kuv on 31-07-2015 08:28
Posted by kuv on 30-07-2015 14:36
#2
2nd pic:
Posted by kuv on 30-07-2015 14:37
#3
3rd pic:
Posted by Zeegers on 30-07-2015 16:46
#4
To quote George Orwell
"All Hybomitras are similar"
but it is NOT bimaculata.
Could we get a blowup of the head from the first picture ?
Thanks
Theo
Posted by kuv on 30-07-2015 21:36
#5
Thank you Theo, I hope that this pic is good enough ... Kuv
Posted by Mark-uk on 30-07-2015 22:32
#6
What about
H. ciureai?
do you have a photo of underside?
Posted by Zeegers on 31-07-2015 07:19
#7
Thanks for the blow-up. It is not razorsharp, but I think it is safe to conclude that
* no long hairs present on first antennal segment
* no tuft of long hairs present at vertex
So it is montana-group, rather than bimaculata group:
Male Hybomitra tropica.
Also better fit with the habitat
Pretty late in the year, though.
Theo
Posted by kuv on 31-07-2015 08:26
#8
Thank you Theo
Greetings Kuv
PS: Sorry, Mark-Up, but I couldn't take a pic of the underside.