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Biting fly ?
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Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 13-10-2009 19:13
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 854 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Hello all, This is the only angle I have for this fly observed in Spa (Belgium) on August 12th 2009. Size was approx. like a House-fly. What puzzles me most is the apparent biting mouth parts, looking similar to those of Stomoxys calcitrans. Any idea ?? Thanks for your suggestions Philippe Philippe moniotte attached the following image: [108.27Kb] A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. www.entomopix.eu |
Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-10-2009 19:21
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19240 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Tachinidae: Siphona?
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ChrisR |
Posted on 13-10-2009 19:34
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'd say Siphona too - just long, hinged mouthparts used to drink nectar from deep flowers
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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