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 Tabanus sudeticus f laying eggs (Bel) ?
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:13
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 Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Hello, On 23-07-2018 I found this female laying eggs under a leaf of Epilobium at 1 meter above moist soil. When I found her (4:21 pm) she had already lay some eggs. I watched her for more than an hour and at 5:30 pm she was still laying eggs, so I came back a few days later (30-07-2018) to see the finished laying. There were 5 or 6 layers. Is it a female of Tabanus sudeticus ? Thanks Christine Pic 1 23-07-2018 4:29 pm Christine Devillers attached the following image:  [153.31Kb] |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:13
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 2 23-07-2018 4:29 pm
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:14
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 3 23-07-2018
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:15
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 4 23-07-2018 5:23 pm
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:16
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 5 23-07-2018
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:17
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 6 30-07-2018
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 10-11-2018 21:17
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Pic 7 30-07-2018
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-11-2018 09:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Very inetersting, Christine. Much more terrestrial than expected. Do you happen to have a picture of the soil ? Anyway, the identification is correct. Theo |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 12-11-2018 16:46
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Thanks Theo The soil is covered with vegetation (Juncus, Ranunculus, Epilobium, Poaceae, Cyperaceae ...). The wet area is located on the edge of a forest path, next to a small stream whose water seeps in this area. Here are somes pictures taken today. Pic 8 : wet area Christine Devillers attached the following image:  [200.91Kb] |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 12-11-2018 16:47
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
pic 9 : Red square: area with Epilobium where female laid eggs
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 12-11-2018 16:47
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 12-11-2018 16:49
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-11-2018 07:13
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Super, christine ! I have heard of sudeticus laying eggs on leaves over a pond, but this clearly is much ‘drier’ . Suggesting a semi-aquatic lifestyle for the larvae, rather than aquatic. Or a big mistake by mam .... Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.
