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mpergil
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Posted on 08-11-2021 14:52
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Hi everyone, and thans in advance for your kind help.
Is this an Acroceridae member? Posibly Ogcodes or Acrocera sp?
Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain,
Comments are very welcome.
Sorry for the bad quality pictures.
Thx
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Zeegers
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Posted on 08-11-2021 15:27
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First impression was Acrocera, but wing venation and antenna disagree.
Canary Isles ….. Sad

theo
 
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Posted on 08-11-2021 15:39
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Thanks Zeegers. I have another photo, but i could not attach more than one. So, not Acrocera... Thanks a lot
 
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Only two species of Acrocera are reported from the Canary Isles in the Iberian catalogue, both of which seem to be much darker ...

So you might have found something interesting.


Theo
 
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Thanks Theo.
 
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