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| javig |
Posted on 15-02-2009 00:05
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 Member Location: Spain Posts: 222 Joined: 21.04.07 |
Found in Granada, Spain, 14 Feb 2009 Thanks! another view... 
Edited by javig on 16-02-2009 00:18 |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 15-02-2009 21:20
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 Member Location: Sacramento CA USA Posts: 194 Joined: 30.06.05 |
could be Platynochaetus armipes... nice find...
Martin Hauser |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 15-02-2009 21:43
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Hey Martin, Nice you recognised it, it din't ring a bell when I saw it. But, we don't have armipes in Europe! I guess you mean setosus, that species is recorded from Spain (and some surrounding countries), whereas the other two species (maquarti and rufus) are known from respectively Sicily and Malta, but these two are also recorded from North Africa. So, is setosus the same as armipes? Greetings, Gerard Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| javig |
Posted on 16-02-2009 00:19
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 222 Joined: 21.04.07 |
Thanks Martin and Gerard, I add another view... |
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| Maddin |
Posted on 19-02-2009 08:43
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Member Location: Sacramento CA USA Posts: 194 Joined: 30.06.05 |
Gerard, you are right, armipes is a bluish grey species, I only found in North Africa, while rufus is often intensely reddish and might be the same species as macquarti. P setosus is the most common of these very rare and fast flying Syrphids, and I am sure the one in the picture is setosus... Cheers Martin Martin Hauser |
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