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 Empis ? hooked eyes?
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:04
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
hello flyforum, I found this empis(?) specie on my balcony yesterday evening. The eyes seems not normal, are they? Is identification possible? Robert, Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [72.49Kb] |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:04
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
detail of the head
Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [95.41Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 27-04-2007 11:05 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:35
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It's a Rhamphomyia and it must be extremely unhappy with sunken eyes like that. Normally you would see that only in dead and dehydrated specimens.
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:58
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
That's a pitty  There has been no rain during a month.., even these flies are dying  thanks for your comment anyway  |
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