Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heptatoma pellucens (Tabanidae)
Posted by Susan R Walter on 14-07-2019 20:17
#1
I was very pleased to bag a new species for me the other day. It had me puzzled for a while -- looked like some sort of Tabanidae with Stratiomyidae antennae or something. Central lowland France. A trawl through the Diptera.info forum and gallery solved my problem and provided an ID.
Edited by Susan R Walter on 14-07-2019 20:46
Posted by Susan R Walter on 14-07-2019 20:19
#2
Another view.
Posted by Zeegers on 15-07-2019 07:06
#3
Yes, often confused with Stratiomys longicornis.
The black-and-white legs are distinctive.
Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 16-07-2019 20:37
Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-07-2019 19:03
#4
Here is another photo, taken today with a friend's equipment, better than mine. Sadly the eye stripes have faded by now.
Posted by Zeegers on 16-07-2019 20:39
#5
Nice picture, but please consider to use a white background, makes it even so much nicer.
Simply a piece of white paper will do.
Theo
Posted by Susan R Walter on 06-08-2019 15:13
#6
OK, thanks Theo, will do.