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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 25-05-2007 20:24
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Any ideas on this fly? Taken this afternoon in my garden in Rye Harbour, East Sussex. Seems to a fairly common species hereabouts
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-05-2007 20:48
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks a bit like a Carcelia sp. but I'd need to see it closer to know which one - or at least confirm the genus. The genus Carcelia is a bit tricky but it's an interesting group that has had a couple of recent additions to the UK list. I'd be happy to look at it if you took a specimen  |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 25-05-2007 21:41
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Thanks for that chris. I have it my fridge as we speak and when I've done the deed I will send it on to you. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-05-2007 21:49
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Great, thanks ... i find a few hours in the freezer compartment does the trick nicely You can keep them in there for at least a few days and when you thaw them out they're nicely relaxed |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-05-2007 08:41
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18794 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The tibiae are quite dark for most Carcelia, this should be an important clue to its identity. Or it's another genus after all (Huebneria ?) Hope to hear the result Theo |
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