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 Leptarthrus brevirostris?
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-05-2007 18:19
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This was taken today in southern England on chalk downland. Is it Leptarthrus brevirostris? 
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 19:10
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Yes!
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-05-2007 20:11
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I know it is probably one of the easier asilids ... but it never does any harm to get the opinion of an expert!  |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 20:35
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The hind tarsus of the male is an easy give-away for this species. nothing else like it in the UK. Dunno which of the chalk downs you saw it?
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-05-2007 22:26
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It's in the south Chilterns on south Oxfordshire see http://hartslock.... |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 22:37
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In 1989 I collected it on one of the Surrey chalk downs. cannot quite recall which one, though.
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