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Mesembrina ? -> M. meridiana
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pat_der2003 |
Posted on 13-02-2010 21:43
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
with this reddish scutellum is it all the same Mesembrina meridiana ? Loire-atlantique, October 09 2009. pat_der2003 attached the following image: [109.53Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 14-02-2010 23:18 |
Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 14-02-2010 10:35
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Yes, the coloration is due to a flash effect. There is another Mesembrina , M. intermedia, very close to M. meridiana, but this is a rare species that is not supposed to be present in France (though it wouldn't be impossible to find it in the East). So I think M. meridiana well more probable.
Stephane. |
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pat_der2003 |
Posted on 14-02-2010 23:17
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Stephane Lebrun wrote: Yes, the coloration is due to a flash effect. There is another Mesembrina , M. intermedia, very close to M. meridiana (...) M. meridiana well more probable. Ok ! a trick of the light ! i red about a relative Mesembrina but didn't know about its localisation ! Many thanks Stéphane !! |
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