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 Sciara analis - how easy?
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 24-07-2008 16:35
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 654 Joined: 17.10.06 |
There are dozens of black and yellow sciarids on the umbellifers in the fens here in N. Wales at present. They look like Sciara analis in the gallery photo, but is colour regime enough to identify this species, please? John Bratton |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 24-07-2008 18:40
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
No: the only way to be sure is to look at the male genitalia. Most specimens on flowers are S. hemerobioides - the other Sciara tend to be wood breeding, and shy ! |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 26-07-2008 11:42
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 654 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Thanks. If I'd looked at the British checklist first, I wouldn't have needed to ask - S. analis is not on the British list. John |
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