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Rhinophoridae > Stevenia deceptoria ? S. Spain
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Posted on 31-07-2021 11:53
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Photograph taken on 30 July, 2021. On a street in the urban center of Motril , Granada, Spain.
Immediate area of the Mediterranean coast.
Approximate size, no wings 8 mm.
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Stevenia deceptoria (complex) hence Rhinophoridae


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Zeegers wrote:
Stevenia deceptoria (complex) hence Rhinophoridae

Theo


Theo, I appreciate your help.
If the identification of Stevenia deceptoria is complicated or doubtful, is your identification correct as Stevenia cf. deceptoria?
With the insect in hand, can possible doubts be cleared up to establish its identification?

Kind regards from the South of Spain.
Jose Marin
 
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