Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae fly - Conophorus sp.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 19-04-2007 23:19
#1
Hi
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.04.18
* size - 6 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - openland
* substrate - flower
Bombylius sp.?
EDIT ---- > title changed from "Bombyliidae fly" to "Bombyliidae fly - Conophorus sp. "
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 10:14
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 19-04-2007 23:20
#2
other view
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 19-04-2007 23:21
#3
another one...
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 19-04-2007 23:24
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 19-04-2007 23:24
#4
and the last..
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 09:42
#5
so is this a Bombylius sp.? :) I hope there is here a bombyliid specialist. ;)
Posted by David Gibbs on 20-04-2007 10:03
#6
Conophorus, looks to me very like
C. virescens (Fab.) but would have to have a specimen to be sure.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 10:12
#7
thanks, Gibbs!! Could you provide the characters just to confirm if this could be C. virescens?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 10:13
Posted by David Gibbs on 20-04-2007 11:26
#8
even if the available keys were reliable, which they are not, it would be too optomistic to confirm a species name of a
Conophorus from a photo. even with a specimen i have had difficulty, ideally you need a series with both sexes in good condition. Sorry but if you want me to be more definitive send specimens to me.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 20-04-2007 11:51
#9
thank you, David. In next time, I will collect this fly.