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Luis Alvarez
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Posted on 13-05-2016 10:07
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A little asilidae photographed on 02/05/2016, Galicia (Spain).
I think it's a male Dysmachus. I think it's complicated to ID but It may "sound the flute". Thanks.
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Hello Luis,

A Dysmachus cf trigonus male. I am not sur if they can whistle : ) The proboscis looks a bit like flute though....
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Reinoud

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Hello Reinoud,
Thank you very much.
My apologies. Is a Spanish expression but I do not know if has the same meaning in English. I guess it does not. I am sorry.
Very close to this male I also photographed a female. She seemed very similar to the female of my previous post and because of it I said "to sound the flute".
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Luis
 
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podría sonar la flauta might translate as "I might be lucky"?
Günter Schwendinger
 
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Hello Guenter,
Yes, that's what I meant.
Best regards,
Luis
 
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