Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Limoniidae, Chionea botosaneanui from Romania
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| cosmln |
Posted on 11-01-2008 01:15
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Hi, last week (5 January) i was up in the mountain in Retezat National Park. seen couple of tens of exemplary (more frequent in the forested area at aprox 1000-1400m altitude). photographed males and females. can be IDed ad species level? thanks in advance, cosmln cosmln attached the following image:  [67.31Kb] Edited by cosmln on 12-03-2008 18:22 |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 11-01-2008 01:16
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
another view id the male
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| cosmln |
Posted on 11-01-2008 01:19
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
female
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| cosmln |
Posted on 11-01-2008 01:20
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
another view of the female last photo cosmln attached the following image:  [82.46Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-01-2008 01:35
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
right! the last two photos are very beautiful! Chionea sp. Young will tell more.  |
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| Chen Young |
Posted on 18-01-2008 21:48
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 Member Location: Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA USA Posts: 169 Joined: 25.08.05 |
Yes, these are Chionea. For species id check with Wieslaw Krzeminski from Poland. |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 12-03-2008 18:21
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Hi, back to this. about the male i have just received news (from Pjotr Oosterbroek) that this belong to: Chionea (Sphaeconophilus) botosaneanui (Burghele-Balacesco 1969) i don't know what i have done with the female so not sure about the name for that one. i have also anoher species ID-ed, i will come back to photo for gallery with both. cosmln |
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