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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 14-10-2006 11:03
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
I mistook this initially for a hoverfly, because its hovering. Silly me! Can anyone confirm my second guess, Ophyra spec.?
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 14-10-2006 11:07
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
and is it the same as this one?
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-10-2006 16:31
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7236 Joined: 19.11.04 |
In my experience, most hovering calypterates are Fannia, but this one looks to have a metallic colouration, so Ophyra may be more likely. The second fly is Lonchaeidae. (It has no suture across the thorax, so is an acalypterate.) Edited by Tony Irwin on 14-10-2006 16:32 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 15-10-2006 09:17
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18823 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Ophyra can also hover persistently, in my experience. Keep on a lookout, though, for the Syrphid Psilota (very rare !) is quite intermediate between the Ophyra and Lonchaeidae shown here. Theo Zeegers |
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