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 Empididae with scales ID -> Empis cf. pennipes
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| ckazilas |
Posted on 20-05-2020 09:50
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Member Location: Posts: 280 Joined: 29.08.18 |
Is this a female Rhamphomyia sp. or something else? Also, are the scales on the legs sexual ornaments or do they serve another purpose? Found in Central Greece a few days ago. ckazilas attached the following image:  [132.86Kb] Edited by ckazilas on 20-05-2020 14:55 Chris |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-05-2020 10:43
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I think I can just make out the onset of the fork in R4+5 in the right wing, so that would make it Empis. Should be near E. pennipes. The pennation on the legs serves as a visual trick to enlarge body size and thus suggests high(er) fertility in mating swarms (short version). Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| ckazilas |
Posted on 20-05-2020 14:56
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Member Location: Posts: 280 Joined: 29.08.18 |
Paul Beuk wrote: I think I can just make out the onset of the fork in R4+5 in the right wing, so that would make it Empis. Should be near E. pennipes. The pennation on the legs serves as a visual trick to enlarge body size and thus suggests high(er) fertility in mating swarms (short version). Thank you Paul! Chris |
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