Posted by blowave on 07-08-2011 22:16
#1
Hi,
Can anyone confirm this or otherwise? On my wall near Lincoln UK, 19th June.
Janet
Posted by pjotr oosterbroek on 08-08-2011 16:48
#5
Given the triangular mark on the head and the shaded wings, I would say this is Nephrotoma quadrifaria quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804).
See http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/ccw/ for more details on this species.
Kind regards,
Pjotr
Posted by blowave on 08-08-2011 23:03
#6
pjotr oosterbroek wrote:
Given the triangular mark on the head and the shaded wings, I would say this is Nephrotoma quadrifaria quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804).
See http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/ccw/ for more details on this species.
Kind regards,
Pjotr
Thanks Pjotr, I will look at it again. I followed one route in the keys for the shape of the dark patches on the abdomen which may have been the wrong route. The postnotum does have mainly black hairs I think, if I'm looking in the correct place. The wings appear to have a dark band but I thought there's a dark area on the tail end showing through, maybe I'm looking at that wrongly! :S