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 Milesia crabroniformis
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| pierred |
Posted on 16-08-2008 18:18
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1471 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, In the P?rigord (south of France), 2008/VII/23, 270 masl, size: 22-25mm (really huge like a Vespa crabro !!). I don't know whether the species has holoptic eyes. Anyway, I saw several specimens in a few days and some of them had a very territorial behaviour, chasing from their territory (a square of thristles) other Diptera (mainly Eristalini), but also Hymenoptera (wild bees) and even Lepidoptera. pierred attached the following image:  [92Kb] Pierre Duhem |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 17-08-2008 09:50
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Very nice Pierre!! greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| conopid |
Posted on 17-08-2008 09:56
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Yes these are fabulous hoverflies. I managed to photograph one a few years back in Languedoc.  http://www.flickr...n/4514011/ Edited by conopid on 17-08-2008 09:57 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| pierred |
Posted on 18-08-2008 06:22
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1471 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Thanks for your comments. The photo on flicker is awesome!! I've found a picture of M. crabroniformis in Matile's book and it seems that the eyes of this species are not holoptic. The painting by S?guy shows a female with a space between eyes which is broader than on my picture. Btw, I'm not sure that the picture already in the gallery is really a female. Edited by pierred on 18-08-2008 06:29 Pierre Duhem |
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| pierred |
Posted on 24-08-2008 17:39
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1471 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, Found a photo showing the eyes of the male. The contact point is very low. pierred attached the following image:  [109.58Kb] Pierre Duhem |
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