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Thyridanthrax female (polyphemus? nebulosus?)
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Hi, Pietro Smile

If those two species are the only possibilities of this group of species in Sicilia, it should be polyphemus then Smile

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Ciao Piluca,
for the keys of Sanchez Terron and Roldan Bravo with "Occipucio amarillo": only polyphemus and nebulosus, wing design more compatible with polyphemus.
For Sardinia both not reported!
Your opinion ...
new report?
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Well, if none of them has been reported in Sardinia, the situation is a lot trickier Wink

There are some European species that I have never seen or been able to study Sad Give me a couple of days to study the situation, please. One thing is certain: I have seen polyphemus in real life and this one fits rather nicely, although I cannot get a real idea of its size. T. polyphemus is usually a really bulky fly compared to common species as perspicillaris or elegans. But size variation is important in most Anthracinae Sad (at least here in Spain) and can be deceiving.

See a picture of T. polyphemus in Spain. On flowers of Eryngium campestre. That will give you an idea and a reference to compare Smile while you wait... Wink
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Thanks piluca
size about 14/15 mm.
For the Bombilids of Sardinia the checklist of Faunaitalia and Faunaeur are incomplete and not reliable.
Edited by Pietro on 19-10-2018 17:42
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