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04-04-2008, 06:49 PM
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| |  Some '08 Insects For ID/Conf. Thanks!
A couple of flies requiring ID please.  No. 1 Is this a leaf-cutter?  -  Underside - Upperside No. 2 I am interested in this fly. From a quick glance it appears to be black, but when the underside is viewed from behind plastic, it has a shiny orange, pointed abdomen with orange legs. The topside shows a shiny green abdomen, a yellow-gold thorax and a green head. It looks quite unique!  No. 3 Finally, an aphid. Its main body is green but with a black central marking which tails off into green lines on the thorax.
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04-04-2008, 08:40 PM
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| | | Re: Some '08 Insects For ID/Conf. Thanks!
The bee is not a leafcutter. It is too early in the year for them.
This is a female of one of the larger Andrena species. Could be one of several species - it isn't easy to see the critical bits on this pic. There are quite a few Andrena around in Spring time. |
04-04-2008, 08:45 PM
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Thanks, Eucera. I suppose it could it be Adrena Fulva, male Tawny Mining then? |
04-04-2008, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Thanks, Eucera. I suppose it could it be Adrena Fulva, male Tawny Mining then? | No... It's a female Andrena and it isn't A. fulva. I suspect it is either A. carantonica (=A. scotica), or A. nigroaenea. |
04-04-2008, 09:23 PM
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My mistake - I didn't see the N in Andrena compared to Adrena...  |
04-04-2008, 09:27 PM
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| | | Re: Some '08 Insects For ID/Conf. Thanks!
'Fly' No. 2 isn't a fly, it's some sort of wasp, either a gall wasp or a parasitic wasp.
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04-04-2008, 09:35 PM
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Interesting... thankyou. |
05-04-2008, 04:57 PM
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If this were winged, I'd suggest Myzus persicae - a common species which has these patterns but only in the winged form. It's a bit of a low magnification so perhaps I'm missing them .... Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green Finally, an aphid. Its main body is green but with a black central marking which tails off into green lines on the thorax.
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05-04-2008, 08:30 PM
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2. Is a gall wasp, looks alot like Diastrophus rubi, although i wouldnt want to put money on that.  | | |
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