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 Black insect with wings. Not a fly! - Sawfly? Maybe Abia sericea (Cimbicidae).
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| djo |
Posted on 12-06-2013 12:08
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Member Location: Edinburgh, UK Posts: 191 Joined: 16.05.11 |
This was found in the Island of Rum (Scotland) last week (June 2013). Other than being (quite) big and black, and not being a fly, I have no idea what it is. This is embarrassing. Thanks for any suggestions! [Edit: I guessing it's a bee] Darren djo attached the following image:  [44.45Kb] Edited by djo on 12-06-2013 14:50 |
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| tristram |
Posted on 12-06-2013 14:25
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1333 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Sawfly? Maybe Cimbicidae.
Edited by tristram on 12-06-2013 14:27 |
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| djo |
Posted on 12-06-2013 14:44
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Member Location: Edinburgh, UK Posts: 191 Joined: 16.05.11 |
Great! A bit of googling had lead me to sawflies as well. Thanks! -- after some more googling, I think ti may be Abia sericea, or something close. Edited by djo on 12-06-2013 14:49 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-06-2013 00:10
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7232 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Certainly Abia, but candens also occurs in W. Scotland, and they're not easy to tell apart as adults.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Iain MacGowan |
Posted on 13-06-2013 10:10
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 Member Location: Perth, Scotland Posts: 446 Joined: 25.11.04 |
Nice record! - could you please let the Rum NNR warden know - its another sign of the woodland fauna returning to the island ......... Iain
Iain MacGowan |
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