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 Rhamphomyia sulcata - checking
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| conopid |
Posted on 30-03-2011 13:44
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Hello, I took this female Rhamphomyia off a Narcissus flower on 28 March - UK grassland and pools habitat. Using Collin (British Empididae) I have keyed it as R sulcata, but the labrum is very long? Can anyone comment? conopid attached the following image:  [161Kb] Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-03-2011 14:50
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Correct. The labrum is extended, making it appear very long.
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| conopid |
Posted on 30-03-2011 15:38
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Ah, is that what happens then? Thanks for the tip and confirmation of ID. Collin guessed that the flight period is May-June, clearly it flies earlier than that. Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-03-2011 20:10
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19363 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I can fly considerably earlier than that (as you have noticed) but generally they start getting out in numbers in the second half of April, peak early-mid May.
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