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Conopidae > Thecophora?
Urs
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Posted on 17-11-2006 13:46
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can anybody help to identify? Perhaps C. atra?

Foto: Switzerland, Wattwil SG, 750m NN, 03 July 2006

Thank you.

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AFAIK there's at least one known, but undescribed Alpine species in this very difficult genus.
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Hi Kahis,

thank you for the information.

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A very nice photo of a representative of a very interesting Conopid genus. BTW, when do we get a photo of a Dalmannia?
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Hello Ruud,
Look at this one!
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=3156&pid=14779#post_14779
Greetings, Gerard
Greetings,
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Gerard, no, I mean a living one. The colours are just fantastic of the living animals. It is remarkably like plastic as it is colored by cadmium pigments.

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