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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 23-09-2008 09:36
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Hello all, This one was rather frustrating to photograph, as it kept perching on a tall fern in the middle of a stream, so that I could neither come close or take a view from the top... Anyway, such as it is, is it possible to id it from this single picture ? Bois de Lauzelle, Louvain la neuve, Belgium. May 2008. Size was distinctly larger than a house fly, more like a good sized Blue Bottle. TIA Philippe |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-09-2008 20:41
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Kind of little to go on. I can't tell whether the eyes are bare or hairy. If they are hairy, I don't see reclinate verticals, so I'd go for the male Ernestia rudis, which agrees with the abdominal shape. Theo |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 26-09-2008 10:05
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Thanks Theo. I went back to the original picture, trying to boost it to see if the eyes are hairy or not. Not quite clear, but I would say they probably are. So I'll go for a tentative Ernestia rudis. Cheers Philippe |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-09-2008 18:13
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Thanks THeo |
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but don't see the image in the post.
