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27-05-2009, 11:19 PM
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| | | Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
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Any ideas what this little critter might be?. Taken at Felmersham Gravel Pits in Bedfordshire |
27-05-2009, 11:30 PM
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| | | Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
Welcome to WAB, Chameleon! Stick around...
It's the sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
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27-05-2009, 11:33 PM
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| | | Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
A busy forum with lots of enthusiasts a very fast reply! Many thanks |
27-05-2009, 11:34 PM
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| | | Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
Pleasure! Best get a second opinion, but I'm confident it's right... |
27-05-2009, 11:39 PM
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| |  Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
The overall shape looks very similar to an Ichneumon suspiciosus, but not that beautiful colour.. |
27-05-2009, 11:46 PM
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| |  Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
I respectfully withdraw my suggestion of an ichneumon ... T. mesomela looks A1. What a handsome beast - hope I find one. |
28-05-2009, 12:10 AM
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| | | Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
I don't know how to visually seperate ichneumons fron sawflies... to me, it's a jist-like thing. Deep, curvaceous head, long wings that are wide and overlap perfectly and generally more robust-looking. |
28-05-2009, 12:20 AM
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| | | Re: Black and green fly - looks a bit like a mantis?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green  I don't know how to visually seperate ichneumons fron sawflies... to me, it's a jist-like thing. Deep, curvaceous head, long wings that are wide and overlap perfectly and generally more robust-looking. | Looks good to me too, I had that one ready but went off to do other things so we must agree!
Generally Ichneumon wasps have longer antenna and thin waists. Sawflies have thick waists.
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