Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dioctria sp.

Posted by Philippe moniotte on 06-06-2007 10:03
#1
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Hello all,
This small (less than 10 mm) asilid is I guess a Dioctria sp. Can anyone gi further ? There were several of them in Louvain la neuve (Belgium) and, close by, was the second, much larger one (with a sawfly as prey), which I have tentatively identified as Dioctria rufipes. Could it be male and female respectively ??
TIA for any hint

Philippe

Posted by Danny Wolff on 06-06-2007 19:37
#2
Hello,

first picture shows a Dioctria hyalipennis,

second Dioctria spec. D. rufipes would also be my favourite.

Greetings, Danny Wolff


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Posted by Philippe moniotte on 07-06-2007 09:12
#3
Thanks a lot for your reply!
Cheers
Philippe