Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asilidae ID help please

Posted by Chthulhu on 31-10-2015 22:26
#1
This Robber-fly seen at map ref. SZ678998 on plants at top of shingle beach., on 26-08-15. Unsure of species.
Edited by Chthulhu on 31-10-2015 22:28

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 02-11-2015 16:12
#2
I can't find location. Where was the picture taken?

Posted by Chthulhu on 02-11-2015 16:55
#3
The photo was taken on the shore in Portsmouth, England. Sorry, I was using the Ordnance Survey reference. The latitude & longitude are 50.7886, -1.0373.
Hope this helps.

Posted by Quaedfliegh on 03-11-2015 13:53
#4
That is enough : ), by default Tolmerus cingulatus. ID based on colour of the legs, and the shape of the ovipositor. (In cingulatus it is less flattened than in T. atricapillus). In Britain the number of species of Machimus/Tolmerus is limited.