Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Unknown species from the Netherlands
|
|
| corotauria |
Posted on 22-05-2008 14:11
|
 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2 Joined: 22.05.08 |
Dear forummers, I am a birder and actually not a Diptera-specialist. Unfortunately birds don't always cooperate by photographing and to avoid that I am getting bored, I useally aim my lense on other subjects. Most of the time other subjects will be amphibians, reptiles, dragonflies and butterflies. Although I have to be nuts to say this on the forum of Diptera.info, the last groups I will be photographing are plants and insects. Last sunday, I had this kind of birding-dip and shot some insects. I thoughed I had the correct ID, but an other Dutch guy mentioned it isn't as simple as i though it could be. Simply. Can you help identify this photo's for certain...?!  And an other one:  I though this is a Lucilia caesar. Correct?  I though this is a Tipula lateralis  I have no idea, some kind of Bee. Through another forum this was identified as a Andrena spec. Is it possible to identify it so species-level? Most photo's are shown bigger at my site: http://www.pbase.com/corotauria. Thank anyway! I am curious to the solutions! Kind regards. Edited by corotauria on 22-05-2008 14:12 Rick van der Weijde Corotauria Naturephotography |
 |
|
| corotauria |
Posted on 23-05-2008 18:11
|
|
Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2 Joined: 22.05.08 |
No one?  (Hopefully you can see that I am really desperate...?!) Rick van der Weijde Corotauria Naturephotography |
|
|
|
| John Bratton |
Posted on 23-05-2008 18:27
|
|
Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 670 Joined: 17.10.06 |
I think the dark leading edge to the wing with pale stripe parallel to it means your cranefly is Tipula subgenus Tipula, whereas I think Tipula lateralis is subgenus Yamatipula. The two common species in subgenus Tipula are paludosa and oleracea, and I think one of these is mainly found in autumn. But I'm not in my house at present so can't look in the books to check the details. John Bratton |
|
|
|
| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 27-05-2008 19:05
|
 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Your Lucilia is either caesar or ampullacea - I can't tell for sure which from these photos. Please post different species in separate threads. It makes things much easier to follow. Edited by Susan R Walter on 27-05-2008 19:19 Susan |
|
|
|
| John Bratton |
Posted on 30-05-2008 15:52
|
|
Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 670 Joined: 17.10.06 |
According to the British atlas, Tipula oleracea is on the wing from April to November. It is less precise about T. paludosa but implies it is mainly autumnal. John |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |