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 Bibio varipes?
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 21-04-2006 20:03
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Today I found two flies, which are I think Aslilidae. I have no experience with this kind of flies. To be honest, I never saw one before. So I hope this is Asilidae sp.! And it would be great to know what specie this is  On the wing there was a little shining green/purple length: ~10 mm greetings Robert, Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [59.82Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 22-04-2006 00:21 |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 21-04-2006 20:04
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Asilidae?
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| Kahis |
Posted on 21-04-2006 20:40
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
No luck this time This critter belongs to Bibionidae - March flies.
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 21-04-2006 21:04
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
I could have known this.. , I spent some time on these flies some days ago..In early spring this could be B. Johannis. I see a dark pterostigma, but is it black or brown..? The light hairs on the thorax makes me think of B. Lanigerus.. On another picture I can see clearly a big spine on the frontal leg, this means that it is a Bibio sp. anyway! On the frontal leg the metatars 3 = small and long, Bibio varipes could be the specie. Also the time of flying and the biotope (woodforest) fits.. I believe it is Bibio varipes But the legs of this male are not black?!, which I have seen on other pictures of B. Varipes.. greets, Robert
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 24-04-2006 10:30
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Difficult to see the pterostigma clearly but with pale hairs on the thorax and pale tibiae I would guess is is B.lanigerus. |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 24-04-2006 11:24
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Hello Chris, Yesterday I found a mistake in my determination of this fly. For the metatarsers (3!) I looked to the wrong leg(it's the third leg and not the frontleg) That together with a dark pterostigma, whiite hairs, big red spines makes B. langerus a better candidate! Thanks again for your reaction |
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