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 Stratiomyidae - Sargus flavipes (conf. Andre)
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 06-10-2009 11:41
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I found this yesterday resting on a leaf. I think it's flavipes, but at 10mm is it too big, or too late? The book says up to 9mm and flying until September. NW England.
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| Andre |
Posted on 06-10-2009 12:10
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
It is a female flavipes indeed. Length between 6,5-10 mm. In the Netherlands its flying period is end of june till halfway october. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 06-10-2009 12:43
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks Andre. Perhaps the flying period given in Stubbs and Drake is conservatively based only on verified capture dates, and the 9mm limit may be based on specimens that have shrunk. (I think there is a warning to this effect somewhere in the introduction.) I'll try to remember to take this into account next time! Stephen. |
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