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Posted by Marian on 16-08-2012 10:04

Hi, everyone!!!

Now I bring here a beauty I found on a balcony in Potes, a village in Picos de Europa National Park, in the mountains of N Spain, on August the 4th.

Any ideas? Hope this is not difficult, looks quite striking to my inexperienced eyes...

Thanks in advance, as usual :)

Cheers

Edited by Marian on 20-08-2012 08:57

Posted by Marian on 16-08-2012 10:06

And another view, just in case it adds further information:

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-08-2012 12:02

Marian this is a Philipomyia aprica. A rather common tabanid in mountains. :D

Posted by Marian on 16-08-2012 12:06

Superb!!! |t|t|t

Thanks a pile, Jorge, mega-happy about this, hope I'll be able to name it next time I find it. ;)

Regards

Posted by libor on 16-08-2012 12:36

No superb :-( Jorge is not right. Philipomyia has bright green eyes and orange to brownish antennae. This animal has antennae black. It is any member of Tabanus bovinus group. I try to get more precise ID at evening.
Libor

Posted by Marian on 16-08-2012 13:00

Oops! :S

Sounds as if these creatures are more tricky than expected!

I'll wait for your conclusion, Libor, thank you very much for your interest.

And for you, Jorge, I appreciate the same your effort, no worries. ;)

Best wishes to you both

Edited by Marian on 16-08-2012 13:00

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-08-2012 14:26

:| opsss. sorry MARIAN. :( I'll keep my mouth shut up for months as penalty. :(

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 16-08-2012 14:27

Posted by libor on 16-08-2012 15:10

Jorge, catch some Iberian Tabanids and Rhagionids for me :D And kepp yourmouth open |t

Posted by libor on 16-08-2012 20:04

#10

I am not absolutely sure, but I think it is Tabanus bovinus. But I hope Theo will confirm my ID.
Libor

Posted by Zeegers on 17-08-2012 20:11

#11

Libor is getting closer.

It is Tabanus eggeri.
Its colouration is rather typical (though variable)

Theo

Posted by libor on 18-08-2012 19:27

#12

Oh, eggeri was my second favorite. I did not know that eggeri should have completely black antennae ...

Posted by Zeegers on 19-08-2012 12:21

#13

Yes it does,

to distinguish it from tinctus.

Theo

Posted by Marian on 20-08-2012 08:57

#14

WOW!!! |t I've just checked and there are plenty of replies in this thread, I didn't receive the notification in my e-mail, I don't know why! :-(

Mega-happy to know finally what this beauty is, and very happy too with the comments with hints for identification, that's the way to learn something.

So, I'm very grateful to all of you for your contributions, best wishes to you all!!! :)

Marian

Posted by Marian on 22-08-2012 14:32

#16

Thank you, Theo! :) I have a couple of specimens in my photo-archives with no name, I'll post them here soon.

Best