Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Leopoldius brevirostris
Posted by jeremyr on 03-08-2012 08:04
#1
any suggestions on this fly from tottenham cemetery? This is the only reasonable shot I managed so I realise a firm id is probably not possible
Edited by jeremyr on 31-01-2013 12:18
Posted by Paul Beuk on 03-08-2012 08:39
#2
Conops (Conopidae)
Posted by jeremyr on 10-08-2012 23:52
#3
which
Conops have a yellow scutellum and that much orange on the head? I can only find
Leopoldius
Jeremy
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 12-08-2012 12:43
#4
what about its proboscis? Was it long or hardly noticeable?
Posted by jeremyr on 12-08-2012 15:52
#5
sorry, this was it. The fly settled briefly and was gone
Posted by David Clements on 11-09-2012 20:59
#6
Almost certainly
Leopoldius brevirostris female. Very nice find - can I have the record please?
Posted by jeremyr on 19-09-2012 09:11
#7
hi David,
sorry, only just noticed your message. The other pictures and details are here
http://www.ispot.org.uk/node/284435
Tottenham Cemetery 2nd August
Jeremy
Posted by sd on 28-09-2012 08:29
#8
Hi Jeremy,
This is the one you need to catch, brevirostris is seen far less often:)
Steve
Posted by jeremyr on 11-02-2013 22:30
#9
following a recent query I'm adding this image - it shows the black area midway on the femora as on
signatus, though on brevirostros it's often slighter as can be seen on the middle femur here. On
coronatus the leg is clean yellow I believe but for black only at the basal end. I think this is correct though I still can't explain the extra yellow/orange on the head
On
brevirostris females the abdomen on dorsal view typically contracts sharply after tergite 5
Jeremy
Posted by sd on 12-02-2013 12:08
#10
Hi Jeremy,
I agree with your comments, the yellow frons will have to remain a mystery until you catch a similar one this Summer:)
Steve