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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-07-2006 19:41
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
A friend of mine took this stunning photo in Leiria - PORTUGAL on 10th JUly 2006. ID please..  |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 12-07-2006 20:46
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9406 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Again, never seen such Tabanidae, but as far as I red it, may be it is Silvius vituli?
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 12-07-2006 23:09
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7273 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The very long proboscis of this male tabanid is typical of Pangonius. The majority of European species of this genus occur in Spain, and are likely to be found in Portugal as well. Although other genera of Pangoniinae are known to suck blood (females only, of course), the European species apparently only feed on flowers. Lovely photo of a lovely fly. (I wish we had them in Britain!) Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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