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 Gloomy but pretty Brazilian Syrphid for id. please
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| bonitin |
Posted on 18-10-2010 14:39
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 Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Hi, The eyes, of this beautiful but creepy fly are really huge! Size is about 10-12 mm, if I remember well. 19th January 2010, Paraty-Brazil, rain forest near a river. Thank you! Myriam (the one from Gent)    
Edited by bonitin on 24-11-2010 11:34 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-10-2010 14:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Just a guess but it looks more like a syrphid to me (note the wing venation)
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 18-10-2010 14:59
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Indeed it's a syrphid, a female Ornidia obesa! Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 18-10-2010 15:42
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Amazing, never would have thought it was a Syphid from the looks, (forgot about the wing venation!) Thank you Chris! Great Gerard to have found Genus and specie! Thanks a lot! I think that will be an easy name to remember with the specie name 'obesa'  Myriam ps. I have changed to title for future reference.. Edited by bonitin on 24-11-2010 11:35 |
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