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| ChrisR |
Posted on 30-06-2006 22:16
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Seen today (30.vi.2006) in Berkshire, England. Is this Dioctria baumhaueri? ChrisR attached the following image:  [37.73Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 30-06-2006 22:16 |
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| conopid |
Posted on 30-06-2006 23:44
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
All black legs = more likely D atricapilla (althugh it seems to have pale knees - not usual in atricapilla.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-07-2006 00:25
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks Nigel - i have keyed these things before from specimens and they were simple - but photos are a whole different kettle of fish!  |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 02-11-2013 15:53
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2208 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Another late respons but this is, despite the dark legs, Dioctria hyalipennis/baumhaueri. D. atricapilla is plump with thicker legs and it prefers to hang in the vegetation rather than sit on it. Males atricapilla have distinct blue eyes and females more green. Dusting of the back of the thorax is reduced to clear lines. For comparison: http://waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/77062327
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 20-11-2013 00:14 Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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