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 amazing looking fly ID needed
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| macrojunkie |
Posted on 04-05-2008 22:10
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Member Location: Posts: 14 Joined: 14.10.07 |
any ideas?what a cool looking fly west of uk  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 04-05-2008 22:13
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Empididae. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-05-2008 23:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Probaby Empis tessellata - very common now in England  |
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| igor |
Posted on 05-05-2008 07:59
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Member Location: Posts: 315 Joined: 23.11.06 |
Empis opaca |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-05-2008 09:26
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi igor - does that mean the fly in this thread is also opaca? |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 05-05-2008 10:01
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2160 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Chris, No, the fly in the other thread is not Empis opaca. Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-05-2008 10:13
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi Jan Willem - thanks for the confirmation - what are the distinguishing features that would split opaca and tessellata in these photos? They look very similar, except perhaps for the degree of leg coloration but I thought maybe this was due to the difference between flash & natural light. |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 05-05-2008 12:25
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2160 Joined: 24.07.04 |
It's not very clear in the photo's concerned, but the abdomen is dorsally dusted in Empis tessellata and dorsally shining black in E. opaca. The adbomen of E. opaca is dusted at the sides though.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Andre |
Posted on 05-05-2008 12:38
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Empis tessellata can have extremely red legs in warmer parts of Europe, like I found in Portugal. The base of the wing in this pic looks yellowish. This could be tessellata, also taking in mind that the thorax is very dusted. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-05-2008 13:17
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I agree, the fly in this photo certainly looks to have a dusted thoracic dorsum - showing distinct vittae. |
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| igor |
Posted on 05-05-2008 13:17
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Member Location: Posts: 315 Joined: 23.11.06 |
Empis opaca: palpus reddish yellow; scutum with 4 vittae. Empis tessellata: palpus black; scutum with 3 vittae. |
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