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 Bombyliidae - Phthitria canescens?
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| Haleun |
Posted on 27-06-2018 15:50
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Member Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 643 Joined: 29.10.11 |
Hello, this appr. 6 mm fly was found on June 20 in a dry, sandy area in Northeast Germany. Is an ID possible? Thanks in advance for answering! Hans Haleun attached the following image:  [184.11Kb] Edited by Haleun on 27-06-2018 22:42 |
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| Haleun |
Posted on 27-06-2018 15:51
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Member Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 643 Joined: 29.10.11 |
Pic no. 2
Haleun attached the following image:  [157.63Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-06-2018 16:25
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Phthiria (Bombyliidae)
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Haleun |
Posted on 27-06-2018 19:41
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Member Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 643 Joined: 29.10.11 |
Hello Tony, I am so lucky that you show me the right path! Best wishes to you from Hans |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 27-06-2018 20:41
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 Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
looks like Phthiria canescens to me
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Haleun |
Posted on 27-06-2018 21:18
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Member Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 643 Joined: 29.10.11 |
Hi John and Nini, thank you for your support! Ph. canescens was on my mind, too. Perhaps an expert will confirm your suggestion. Hans |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 27-06-2018 21:30
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
yes, perhaps. Meantime, the photos are a bit blurry. Maybe the shutter speed was a bit low. Anyway, it seems as though there are no black hairs on the head, which confirms P. canescens. In Germany, our only contender is P. minuta, which has black hairs and white hairs on the head. P. pulicaria has no white hairs. I suppose we will wait for an expert. I hope that you have a pleasant night 
Edited by johnes81 on 27-06-2018 21:31 John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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| Haleun |
Posted on 27-06-2018 22:40
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Member Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 643 Joined: 29.10.11 |
Dear Johnes81, you are right, the shutter had 1/125. That was too slow because it was windy, and the grey fly nearly invisible on the moving blue-grey flower. Not the best conditions but I am happy getting one satisfying shot of a fly I didn't know before. Cheers, and good night! Hans |
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| johnes81 |
Posted on 27-06-2018 23:09
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Member Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1978 Joined: 15.10.16 |
Hello Hans, i hate those windy days. I get a little angry when my photos are blurry. I decided to keep my camera at f9 and shutter speed 800. If its too cloudy, then i enact the flash. I've lost some nice shots due to low shutter speed. I remember a Hebecnema sp sitting on a tree with a Pseudoscorpion attached to the wing. The shutter was too low and my hands were too shaky. I only have blurry shots. I finally set the camera to manual and i never change it. Flash is sometimes cheap but other times it is helpful. Most recently I found a male Haematobosca stimulans resting on a fence in the shade. I used flash (which lowers the shutter speed to 200) and it made a very nice photo of the species showing a very dark dusting. Anyway, in the first photo the legs are blurry which indicates that the fly was moving. Add wind to the scene and it is difficult to get a good shot with a low shutter speed. I hope that you have a good night
John and Nini. Naturalists not experts. |
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but don't see the image in the post.