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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 19-08-2008 21:11
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
From Turkey, 30 may this year. Close to coast in mid south. Along small river in lushly vegetated place. I thought about Stratiomyidae, but have some doubts too. Could anyone confirm/correct this tentative ID? Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [90.77Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 19-08-2008 21:18
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Correct. This is Hermetia illucens.
Stephane. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 19-08-2008 21:24
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Oh, I just read Turkey. I hope it's not another species.
Stephane. |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 19-08-2008 22:19
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Nope, you're quite right Stephane. Hermetia illucens is now a cosmopolitic species, found on all the continents, I've seen pictures on the net from everywhere. Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 20-08-2008 08:35
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Interesting! According to Fauna Europea this species is not known from the Near East, including Asian Turkey. Is FE incomplete, or might this be a first record for Turkey? (Can hardly believe that!)
Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 20-08-2008 08:36 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-08-2008 09:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Known from Turkey: http://www.muni.c...ons/563279.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 20-08-2008 09:51
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Thanks Paul! So FE has a back log, as I expected.... Nevertheless, first observation in 2003 is not that long ago!
Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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