Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 21:40
#1
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.03.10
* size - 8 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - open land
* substrate - .
Caught this fly in the air with my hands. :)
Bombylius major?
it has a huge proboscis.
EDIT---> Title changed from "Bombylius major?" to "Bombyliidae - Bombylius cruciatus"
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 29-05-2007 10:13
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 21:41
#3
another one...
is it usual to have bifurcated proboscis?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-03-2007 21:49
Posted by David Gibbs on 28-05-2007 12:53
#4
must have missed this one when first posted, not
major, most reminds me of male
Bombylius cruciatus. However, my specimens are reather larger then yours and lack pale line on thorax/scutellum (but this might have been lost through ware)