Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Black Bombylid, C Spain --> Bombylius fuscus
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 01-06-2011 21:53
#1
At first I thought it might be Bombylella atra with no white hairs, but I seriously doubt that is the case. The wings don't seem to match either. Help, please!!
Edited by Piluca_Alvarez on 06-06-2011 13:11
Posted by David Gibbs on 03-06-2011 08:00
#2
I once saw one of these at the top of Foia, Monchique, Portugal. Although i failed to catch it so cannot be certain, i concluded it was probably
Bombylius fuscus.
Posted by ChrisR on 03-06-2011 08:35
#3
Wow! That's an amazing bombylid :D
Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 06-06-2011 12:54
#4
Thanks a lot David!! :)
I am astonished that I cannot find pictures of Bombylius fuscus in the Internet. I guess it might be an interesting picture to submit to the gallery.
The species exits in Spain, which adds to the identification.