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 Hairy legged asilid from Tanzania
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| pbertner |
Posted on 11-11-2014 14:54
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Member Location: Posts: 121 Joined: 01.07.10 |
From the Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania.  Thanks for any help, Paul Portfolio - https://rainfores...ugmug.com/ http://www.flickr...37609@N08/ blog photo companion http://pbertner.w... |
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| jaho |
Posted on 11-11-2014 17:11
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 Member Location: Warsaw Posts: 78 Joined: 11.11.11 |
Wow! I have no idea about the id, but makes an impression! 
Jan |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 11-11-2014 18:33
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
A fabulous asilid Paul! It is a male Pegesimallus sp. This is a very large genus, mainly African -- in which the males of some spp. have extremely flashy leg ornamentation. Pegesimallus is in the Megapodinae, and is the only Old World member of this otherwise Neotropical group. Possibly Jason Londt (S. Africa) could recognize this particular species to sight, otherwise the specimen would need to be indentified by close examination of the specimen. Cheers, Eric |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-11-2014 20:36
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
WOW! Magnificent, Paul!! |
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| benoit gilles |
Posted on 11-11-2014 22:11
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Member Location: Angoulême, France Posts: 156 Joined: 14.10.13 |
Splendid !! Thank you to Mother Nature for offer us such a show! Benoît My web site : http://passion-entomologie.fr/ |
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| sd |
Posted on 11-11-2014 22:37
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 892 Joined: 11.10.07 |
I was fortunate to see Pegesimallus males performing their display flight last year in Zambia. They floated up and down vertically with the leg scales flashing silver in dappled sunlight, 1-3 m above the ground. Regards, Steve |
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| pbertner |
Posted on 12-11-2014 07:45
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Member Location: Posts: 121 Joined: 01.07.10 |
Thanks Eric, the ID and info is much appreciated. I didn't get to see any displays unfortunately but when it flew off, rather laboriously for a robberfly, seemingly dragging its hindlegs behind it I can imagine it would be quite a display.
Portfolio - https://rainfores...ugmug.com/ http://www.flickr...37609@N08/ blog photo companion http://pbertner.w... |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 12-11-2014 14:32
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Just the fly is a proper display!  What a beauty!!!  I am absolutely in love!!  Thanks for posting, Paul! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-11-2014 13:02
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Paul, submit these photos to the gallery , please. Thanks. |
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