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 Therevidae?
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| Niek van Wijk |
Posted on 10-05-2008 08:28
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Member Location: Putte, The Netherlands Posts: 576 Joined: 20.10.07 |
Dear forum, I took this picture today in my garden. Is Therevidae correct and can it be further identified? Best regards, Niek Niek van Wijk attached the following image:  [119.59Kb] |
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| eguzki |
Posted on 10-05-2008 08:41
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 Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
Hello Niek! As far as I can consider from your picture it is not Therevidae but an Empididae. Let's wait for the experts. Greetings, Tomi |
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| Niek van Wijk |
Posted on 10-05-2008 08:59
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Member Location: Putte, The Netherlands Posts: 576 Joined: 20.10.07 |
Dear Tomi, I think you are right. I must have had a black-out or something like that: I photographed several Empididae recently and I cannot understand why I did not recognise this one! Best regards, Niek |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 10-05-2008 09:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like the fly I saw that was identified as Empis tessellata but perhaps one of the experts could confirm or deny that - there are some similar species  |
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| Niek van Wijk |
Posted on 10-05-2008 09:53
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Member Location: Putte, The Netherlands Posts: 576 Joined: 20.10.07 |
I am still puzzled. Syndrom of Korsakoff? |
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| Andre |
Posted on 10-05-2008 10:22
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Empis tessellata indeed [Empidae] Niek: Therevidae have no (visible) mouthparts. Empis sp. however, have very long mouthparts, as you can see on this picture. Empis mainly feeds on flowers, but also attack little insects. Other Empidae, like Rhamphomyia sp. and Hilara sp., also have longer mouthparts, but shorter than in Empis sp. |
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| Niek van Wijk |
Posted on 10-05-2008 10:34
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Member Location: Putte, The Netherlands Posts: 576 Joined: 20.10.07 |
Dear Andre, Thank you for the determination. Best regards, Niek |
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