Thread subject: Diptera.info :: beautiful asilid

Posted by Rui Andrade on 06-08-2007 03:14
#1

Hi!

Does anyone know which species this could be?

locality: Montesinho, Portugal
date: 2007/08/04

Thanks

img155.imageshack.us/img155/5534/eriopogonspsf0.jpg

Edited by Rui Andrade on 15-10-2007 21:00

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-08-2007 19:59
#2

yes!!! WHAT A spectacular photo!!! amazing detail! We saw this beauty!
Serra de Montesinho is a joy for asilids. We saw many diverse asilids. Even Leptogaster! Spectacular fly!

Posted by javig on 06-08-2007 22:21
#3

Eriopogon laniger?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-08-2007 01:23
#4

Thank you.

javig, are you sure that it belongs to Eriopogon genus?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 07-08-2007 01:41
#5

I think this could be really Eriopogon!

Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-08-2007 01:50
#6

Thank you Jorge;)

Posted by javig on 08-08-2007 20:38
#7

I'm not sure, only the general appearance match ok with photos of E. laniger in Internet ;)

Posted by Dysmachus on 22-09-2007 16:05
#8

I'm unable to view the image again. What happens? Please save this wonderful image on Wikimedia, too. Yours

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-09-2007 16:23
#9

Here you have the image.

Is it possible to ID the species?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-10-2007 13:08
#10

Can you please restore the image link?
Please also realise that if you provide a link to an external server that the hosts the image, it will disappear as soon as the image is (re)moved or renamed, leaving the forum thread meaningless.
If you expect to move or delete images quite soon, please attach the image rather than give the image link.