Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 High mountain bombyliid.
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 22-08-2008 11:49
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
This one was shot at aprox. 2700 masl. It seems to be quite common in the top of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. S Spain. Size aprox. 15 mm. Thanks, Guillermo Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [143.78Kb] |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 22-08-2008 11:56
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Another view of a different specimen.
Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [124.18Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-08-2008 12:54
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Villa sp.  |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 23-08-2008 10:49
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
The best i can suggest for this one is Villa melanura but i am not familiar with the species myself and cannot see all the key characters. |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 23-08-2008 18:43
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Thanks David, Is there any part of the fly that I could blow up or find from other photos that I have that could help you with the ID. Cheers, Guillermo |
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 25-08-2008 09:14
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Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
colour of prosternal hairs. However, i will still not be able to be positive without a specimen and possibly not even then. |
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