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| nomad |
Posted on 07-09-2016 11:02
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Large Robber-fly? Hedgerow, Chalk Grassland, Wilts, England August 2016. Can you ID please.
Edited by nomad on 07-09-2016 11:06 |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 07-09-2016 19:25
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Usually females of the Machimus/Tolmerus group are impossible to ID from a photo but, by default, the legs fit entirely Tolmerus atricapillus (kite tailed robberfly), in Britain there is no other species that looks like that. Also the mystax fits description.
Edited by Quaedfliegh on 07-09-2016 22:54 Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://www.jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/field-guide-to-the-robberflies-of-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ https://www.nev.nl/diptera/ |
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| nomad |
Posted on 07-09-2016 20:45
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Many thanks Reinoud Regards Peter. |
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