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 Paragus strigatus?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 01-02-2010 13:28
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Another one for André. The other species of the day (30/06/2009). This specimen has an atrophied wing. What is the cause of this? Is there a specific reason or various factors leading to this? Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [71.56Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 01-02-2010 13:28
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [67.57Kb] |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 01-02-2010 13:28
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
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Rui Andrade attached the following image:  [63.42Kb] |
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| Andre |
Posted on 02-02-2010 13:46
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
It does look like P. strigatus indeed. But to be sure, I need to look at it closer. The wing-problem is probably a failure of unfolding after emerging. It can also sometimes happen after contact with some kinds of fluids, like acids. But in this case I think it's bad luck with unfolding the wing. If it is lucky, and you didn't catch it, maybe the wing still was just not finished unfolding... |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 02-02-2010 14:13
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you for the explanation! |
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