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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 10-07-2006 17:28
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Hello On May 17th 2006, in a wood, in great numbers both on Geranium robertianum and Phyteuma spicata flowers. I don't think I'm wrong if I call them Empis pennipes because of the tarsial brush of females. Vertrieu, Is?re FR Regards Christophe Christophe Grangier attached the following image:  [30.96Kb] |
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| Andre |
Posted on 10-07-2006 18:03
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
I don't think you are wrong either  |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-07-2006 20:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19365 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Almost typical of Empis pennipes: frequenting pink flowers. It seems to have an uncanny preference for Geranium robertianum.
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 11-07-2006 11:36
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Thank you Andre and Paul. I agree with the "pink" preference, I noted that Empis also on Geranium sanguineum. But it is relative : in the same wood, I've found lots of them on Phyteuma spicatum, as I said, (white or blue flowers) and also on Lonicera xylosteum (white flowers)... Bye Christophe |
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