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 Palloptera, laying eggs
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 11-08-2007 20:13
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
August 11, 2007, Ozhigovo station, Naro-Fominsk district, Moscow region. On the trunk of a fallen aspen. Size around 4 mm. All of my three shots in nature are combined.
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 12-08-2007 09:32
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2169 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Dima, So you can also make nice photo's in nature  .I'm curious about which species this is, but I leave it to Andrey to say anything about this. Jan Willem |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 12-08-2007 10:18
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Many thanks Jan Willem - so maybe a Lauxaniidae then? There was a number of Peplomyza litura. The size might be a bit exaggerated (collected specimen is 3 mm).
Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 12-08-2007 10:20 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 12-08-2007 12:02
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2169 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Dima, Dima wrote: so maybe a Lauxaniidae then? No, I think you are right about this being a pallopterid. But since Andrey Ozerov studied Russian Pallopteridae and has described several new species from Russia (for example Temnosira czurkini of which the wing markings look rather similar) he is much more qualified to try to name your specimen. Jan Willem |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 13-08-2007 07:48
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
OK let's wait for Andrey. The size is variable, yesterday I observed lots of these, some were around 3 mm, others 4 to 4.5 mm. It seems that they prefer small branches at the top of a fallen aspen (2 cm across or thinner). Peplomyza litura is also abundant but less easy to see, yet I didn't notice any egg-laying activities, just sitting. Found another Pallopteridae (pictures later). |
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| Andrey Ozerov |
Posted on 13-08-2007 09:34
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This is Palloptera formosa Frey, 1930 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 13-08-2007 11:15
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2169 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Dima, Please place your photo in the gallery! Jan Willem |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 13-08-2007 11:37
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Many thanks Andrey - sure I will upload images for the Gallery. |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 13-08-2007 11:39
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Many thanks Andrey - sure I will upload images for the Gallery. |
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