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 Small black Bibio from Paris -> B. anglicus
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| Axel D |
Posted on 11-04-2017 20:20
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 Member Location: France Posts: 209 Joined: 16.10.15 |
Hello I found yesterday this small Bibionidae on nettle in Paris. With what I read there, can it be Bibio anglicus ? Or B. ferruginatus ?? What are the criteria ? Thank you in advance. Paris (75005), France - April 10th 2017 size : +/- 7 mm Axel D attached the following image:  [215.3Kb] Edited by Axel D on 12-04-2017 20:29 |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 11-04-2017 20:22
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Member Location: France Posts: 209 Joined: 16.10.15 |
second view
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-04-2017 08:52
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18604 Joined: 21.07.04 |
B. ferruginatus is light haired. So this is anglicus indeed. I did not except this around Paris, but recently this species is expanding. It is very early in spring, the females are totally orange and easy to find. So keep us posted the next 2 weeks ! Theo |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 12-04-2017 09:26
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Member Location: France Posts: 209 Joined: 16.10.15 |
Thank you Theo ! I saw other pictures from another Parisian naturalist which seem to show the female of this species (in 2016 and 2017). |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-04-2017 19:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18604 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Females are very often confused with hortulanus. Beware. Specimens from April are anglicus, from May are hortulanus, with very little overlap first days of May. Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.
