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 Cranefly from the archives - Ctenophora festiva?
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 23-12-2006 18:59
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
Could this one perhaps be Ctenophora festiva? Photographed at the Bergherbos, Montferland, Netherlands in May 2006. Thanks in advance. Jan Zwaaneveld attached the following image:  [120.98Kb] http://slamenietd...web-log.nl |
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 24-12-2006 14:29
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Yes, it keys out as C. flaveolata with key in EB 66(5), 2006!  A female, though that is not so obvious from this angle, but the antennae are very small. Btw, to use the key properly, you would need details of the antennae. |
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 24-12-2006 14:59
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
Ah, so it's flaveolata. I will try to get that key, it seems to work well!  Thanks again for your help, Louis! http://slamenietd...web-log.nl |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 24-12-2006 17:29
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 Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
Not sure about this  - in the UK at least, C. flaveolata has clear wings, and your photo appears to show a blackish patch towards the end of the wing. In Alan Stubbs' UK key this would mean it must be C. ornata, and would rule out C. flaveolata, so there seems to be some conflict in the keys.I've only ever seen males of both flaveolata and ornata, so can't comment on how good a match your female is. Also, C. festiva is not in the UK (we have only three species of Ctenophora  ), so you'll need advice from others.Look forward to hearing what others think! Martin Martin Harvey |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 24-12-2006 17:32
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Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
I've just done a quick search on the web for C. festiva, and the images this produces do seem to match yours better than flaveolata, so my vote goes for festiva (assuming the web images are correctly identified of course ). Martin Martin Harvey |
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 25-12-2006 01:56
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Oops, oops, sorry for the confusion : I see I wrote flaveolata, but I meant to say FESTIVA !! It really keys out as festiva in Oosterbroek et al. 2006, and matches the picture of festiva therein. |
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 25-12-2006 10:40
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
That means we all agree on festiva and both keys work properly! Then festiva it is. Louis and Martin, many thanks for your help! And a merry xmas to all of you. http://slamenietd...web-log.nl |
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