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 BIG robberfly for ID
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| Isidro |
Posted on 22-10-2007 18:13
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2100 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Yesterday I go to the field, between "Burgo de Ebro" and "Salada de Mediana", in the middle Ebro valley, Aragon, Spain. The habitat is dry steppe-land, dominated by Artemisia herba-alba, Lygeum spartum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Salsola vermiculata, Gypsophila hispanica and other xeric plants. The fly sizes about 45 mm. It lokks like Asilus in wing colour and size, but the abdomen is entirely black and very sharp-shaped. Someone could get me an ID?    Thanks  |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 22-10-2007 18:27
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
Asilus crabroniformis? |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 22-10-2007 19:57
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2100 Joined: 26.04.07 |
No... I said in the text "looks like Asilus but the abdomen is ENTIRELY BLACK (half yellow in Asilus crabroniformis) and very sharp-shaped (round-ended in Asilus crabroniformis). Thanks... |
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| Danny Wolff |
Posted on 23-10-2007 19:06
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 Member Location: Germany Posts: 329 Joined: 27.05.04 |
Hello, female Asilus barbarus Greetings, Danny Wolff |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 24-10-2007 23:37
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2100 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Sure? Asilus not had yellow in the abdomen? Many thanks!!!!!! |
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| Danny Wolff |
Posted on 25-10-2007 18:52
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Member Location: Germany Posts: 329 Joined: 27.05.04 |
Hello, yes, I'm sure. The last abdominal tergites are yellow in Asilus crabroniformis as you have already mentioned, but in barbarus these are completely dark. There are more differences, e.g. the colour of the thoracic plate. Greetings, Danny Wolff |
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