Thread subject: Diptera.info :: [Bombylius discolor] White-lined bottom Bombyliidae

Posted by Arthropa on 29-03-2007 21:23
#1
Hello,

With its white dotted line on the bottom and spotted wings, what do you think of this Bombyliidae ? Can anyone give a genus - or even a species :D - name ?

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(Saint Apollinaire (Burgundy, France) - 25th April 2006)

Thanks !
Edited by Arthropa on 21-04-2007 22:41

Posted by amalia_raluca on 29-03-2007 21:30
#2
bombylius discolor?I think.

Posted by Arthropa on 29-03-2007 22:31
#3
You may well be right, Raluca ! Thanks ! :)

Posted by David Gibbs on 30-03-2007 10:12
#4
Certainly Bombylius discolor, the white dots are only seen in the female and contrast strongly with the black hair on the tip of the abdomen making long-distance identification through binoculars posssible!