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 Brachyopa bicolor
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 29-05-2013 17:22
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 Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
is it possible that this fly is Neoleria inscripta? It was more orange than this before it was pinned, and the scutellum a bright orange. When I saw it I thought it was a smallish Rhingia rostrata with no snout! Heleomyzidae is the closest I can think of, but it doesn't seem to have many bristles... Jeremy jeremyr attached the following image:  [115.57Kb] Edited by jeremyr on 15-01-2014 10:22 |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 29-05-2013 17:22
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Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 29-05-2013 17:23
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-05-2013 17:41
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18616 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Jeremey, Your first idea was better It is Brachyopa (Syrphidae) Several very similar species. Th scutellum is dark on anterior part, suggesting B. bicolor. For the experts (transfer to Syrphidae Forum !) Theo |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 29-05-2013 19:19
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Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
Hi Theo, I had to do a double-take there because I thought you said Syrphidae..... now I see in Stubbs that such a fly does indeed exist, and it's a better match than a bristle-less Heleomyzid. I've seen it in the book but always passed over it as something I'm not likely to find. Extraordinary. The book shows a fat-bodied male (for B. scutellaris), but the abdomen here is longish. many thanks, Jeremy http://www.diptera.info/images/smiley/thumbsup.gif |
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but don't see the image in the post.
