Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ascalaphinae; Eremoides bicristatus? Zambia

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 27-01-2012 00:02
#1

Is this Eremoides bicristatus?

I ask because, with an overlapping range and an obvious reason to gain that specific epiphet, it's unmissable.

Seasonally cut grass, Chongwe District, Lusaka, Zambia.

October 2011

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 27-01-2012 00:05
#2

And to put it in perspective;

Posted by Will van Niekerk on 27-01-2012 00:08
#3

And a possible female, which matches the only image I could find that even claimed to be Eremoides bicristatus. Could be a different species, but there don't seem to be many in the region (according to Neuroweb)



EDIT: I must learn to disable emoticons when placing a b next to a parenthesis!

Edited by Will van Niekerk on 27-01-2012 00:13