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 Empididae for ID, N Spain
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 22-01-2017 19:18
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Genus Empis for sure. Might this be Empis sinuosa??? Sorry I couldn't photograph the male. I have pictures of a male that matches this female to perfection in the same spot but from last year. If you think it would be interesting I can post it in another thread. Avilés, Asturias, N Spain in rural area. 28.IV.2016 Thanks in advance for any help 
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 22-01-2017 19:19
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
A lateral view.
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 22-01-2017 19:20
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
And last picture, a frontal view.
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 30-01-2017 12:15
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Not a chance? :-( |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-01-2017 17:30
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[Hesitating...] What was the size?
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 30-01-2017 17:36
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Thanks for trying, Paul! Let's say about the size of an Empis (Pachymeria) sp. (which clearly is not) or an Empis (Leptempis) sp. (I have seen Empis abdominalis before, and was about its size). Somehow biggish. The pictures were taken with a compact camera and still allowed decent results. So, not precisely a small Empis  It was feeding on a well developed typical Umbeliferae that might be Oenanthe crocata. Compare the size of the flowers and that should help to have an idea of the size of the fly too. Good luck and thanks again!
Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 30-01-2017 17:40 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-01-2017 18:21
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19225 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It resembles Empis tessellata castellana as described in Die Fliegen but I do not know what the present status of the that taxon is.
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 15-02-2017 18:29
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Paul, I am ashamed for this very late reply  I have tried to solve the mystery of the status of the taxon for a while. It seems that it is Empis (Euempis) morio nowadays. But I forgot to say something here... Disgraceful.The problem is that i believe (I might be wrong) that Empis morio has a dark F1. And there is something dirturbing in this fly for Euempis: bristles on legs don't seem to be strong enough. I think it should belong to another subgenus. But of course, only my thoughts Anyway, thanks a lot for the effort, I am/was completely concious of the difficulty Best Piluca |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-02-2017 07:36
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19225 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Well, one of the Mediterranean Polyblepharis species is also possible.
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 16-02-2017 23:41
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Thanks again, Paul!! I am going to try in that direction |
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