 Tabanidae female fly - Haematopota pluvialis
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 23:39
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Hi * locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL * date - 2007.04.22 * size - 10 mm (large fly) * habitat - woodland, near river * substrate - air  * temperature - 30 ?C This fly tried to bite me, but I catched it first It is a tabanid female - so she wanted sucked me..  the male only like sucks nectar, not blood.  It is a very impressive fly to see moving and it is alive yet. Haematopota sp. (perhaps pluvialis, but I don?t know the characters for species in Haematopota sp. EDIT ---> Title changed from "Haematopota sp." to "Haematopota cf. pluvialis" NEW EDIT ----> Title changed from "Haematopota cf. pluvialis." to "Haematopota cf. eugeniae / ocelligera"; final change to Tabanidae female fly - Haematopota pluvialis Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 25-04-2007 17:27 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 23:39
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ANOTHER VIEW... |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 23:40
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another view |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 23:43
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another.. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 22-04-2007 23:48
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lateral view |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-04-2007 01:38
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lateral view. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 23-04-2007 09:22
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It is Haematopota irwini. Look at Tony's avatar  .Regards. Stephane. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-04-2007 10:37
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thanks. so... why there are no photos of this fly in diptera gallery? but which are the differences between this and H. pluvialis species?.. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 23-04-2007 11:38
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Hi guys! Stephan only meaned "Haematopota looks like H. on Tony's avatar" As for species, Jorge may be quite right with H.pluvialis, but there are Tabanidae experts at our forum... Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-04-2007 11:40
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lol let?s go wait for Tony and Theo to confirm the pluvialis or not. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-04-2007 17:07
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Well, I have my reservations. Much too black-and-white for pluvialis. Looks more like eugeniae or ocelligera. Need to check my notes Theo |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 23-04-2007 17:25
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ok. I?m waiting eagerly for the final veredict. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 18:01
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for more...
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-04-2007 18:03 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 18:04
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ventral view we can see clearly the many spiracles. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-04-2007 18:13 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 18:05
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head profile almost 4:1... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-04-2007 18:33
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Hi Jorge I found my notes. Can we get a dorsal picture of the abdomen ? Thanks Theo |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 18:36
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yes. Wait just a little more. I will put now a tachinid fly in next thread. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 20:17
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dorsal view - closed wings
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-04-2007 20:20 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-04-2007 20:18
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dorsal view - opened wings
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-04-2007 20:20 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-04-2007 16:40
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Yes, thank you. I'm not sure, it is either ocelligera or pluvialis. the lights ad colouration are so varying, depending on the flash, that I've got the feeling I've been tricked by some pictures (the scutellum is quite white in some, while quite dark in the last ...). So, it might be pluvialis after all. Sorry... Theo |
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