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 Stenopogon coracinus?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 18-01-2018 23:17
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Lots of these 15mm Asilids hunting from maquis vegetation in Greek Peloponnese near Nafplio in August. Two different male images posted. They seem a good match to Stenopogon coracinus based on images I can find but I don't know if there are similar species in the region.
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| nick upton |
Posted on 18-01-2018 23:18
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Another individual a few kms away from the first one
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 22-01-2018 03:05
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2208 Joined: 18.05.10 |
With Engel (1930) it keys out to coracinus and the description fits rather nicely, so, I think you are right.
Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 22-01-2018 10:49
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Reinoud, I really appreciate your expert feedback on this. There was a really thriving population of these in extremely hot weather in the coastal strip near Nafplio - around 40C every day for a week. Too hot for me! N
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