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 Attractive Fly, Perching Upside Down
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| Stephen |
Posted on 24-04-2007 01:08
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This nice-looking fly perched upside down, from the underside of a leaf. Family Bibionidae, perhaps? Any ID help would be appreciated. Woodland, near meadows, West Virginia USA. Photographed 22 April 2007. Length 7.4 mm. Stephen attached the following image:  [90.39Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 01:32
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not bibionidae. Empididae? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 24-04-2007 08:02
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
The realtively short proboscis does suggest a species of Rhamphomyia. Wing venation could confirm that suggestion.
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| igor |
Posted on 24-04-2007 08:25
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Empis |
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| igor |
Posted on 24-04-2007 09:32
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Empis spectabilis Loew, 1862 |
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| Trev |
Posted on 24-04-2007 11:24
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I think this is Promachus rufipes, red footed robber fly
Edited by Trev on 24-04-2007 11:34 |
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| Trev |
Posted on 24-04-2007 11:35
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
 Promachus rufipes Red Footed Robber Fly or Cannibal Fly with a Mantidfly Edited by Trev on 24-04-2007 11:37 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 24-04-2007 11:37
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Definitely no robberfly: no depression between eyes, proboscis pointing downward rather than forward, and a host of other jizzy characters. I am little familiar with the North American empids, but if Igor says Empis spectabilis, I have no reason to doubt his identification.
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| igor |
Posted on 24-04-2007 11:44
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Thank you, Paul! Indeed, I had a chance to study this species. Igor |
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