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 Stratiomyidae ?
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 15-10-2005 21:23
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Hello, I guess that's what they call mimicry : You take a picture of a wasp (22-9, near Brunssum but in Germany) and wenn you pick up the photo's at the shop it has changed into a fly. I thought it shouldn't be too difficult to find out its identity but somehow this one isn't represented in my diptera - and insectguides and neither in the WWW-galleries, or am I looking in the wrong section ? Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [69.02Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 22-05-2012 18:47 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 16-10-2005 10:08
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19146 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Ben Look in the family Psilidae, genus Loxocera Theo Zeegers |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 16-10-2005 18:41
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Thanks a lot Theo, I never would have thought of Psilidae. Ben |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-10-2005 09:07
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19146 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Well, you will next time. Loxocera is very typical, some species are much smaller though. The only real pitfall might be Lauxania, with has a very elongated third antennal segment as well. Lauxania is quite black, if I remember properly. The species shown in the picture is our most common (and larger) one: Loxocera albiseta. Larvae in Juncus. So not uncommon, but easily overlooked. Theo |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 17-10-2005 20:48
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
To be honest, Theo, my search after your Loxocera-hint ended at Loxocera aristata, so it's good that you posted again with the right species name. I hope that in future keys there will be more space for some photo's. I realize that they are useless for professionals but for bloody beginners like me they could be a help sometimes. Ben |
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