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Bombyliidae - Bombylius cruciatus
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-03-2007 21:40
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.03.10 * size - 8 mm (medium fly) * habitat - open land * substrate - . Caught this fly in the air with my hands. ![]() Bombylius major? it has a huge proboscis. EDIT---> Title changed from "Bombylius major?" to "Bombyliidae - Bombylius cruciatus" jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: ![]() [186.28Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 29-05-2007 10:13 |
jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-03-2007 21:40
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
detail of head...
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-03-2007 21:41
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another one... is it usual to have bifurcated proboscis? jorgemotalmeida attached the following image: ![]() [100.15Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 21:49 |
David Gibbs |
Posted on 28-05-2007 12:53
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![]() Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
must have missed this one when first posted, not major, most reminds me of male Bombylius cruciatus. However, my specimens are reather larger then yours and lack pale line on thorax/scutellum (but this might have been lost through ware) |
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