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04-07-2009, 02:54 PM
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| | | Is this a cleg?
Mrs Tringa was painting close to Loch Tollaidh(about a mile or so south west of Poolewe) a couple of days ago and was visited by this fly. We both thought it was a type of cleg, but having looked at some of the photos on here I'm not so sure - it looks hairier than the clegs on the photos and the head thorax junction looks different.
Is it a cleg or not?
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04-07-2009, 03:07 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a cleg?
It is certainly a Tabanid fly... but not in the same genus as the regular "Cleg". This one is female Chrysops and it looks like C. relictus to me |
04-07-2009, 07:45 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a cleg?
Thanks Eucera.
Even though these and the regular clegs hurt when they bite I have to admit finding them attractive insects, but that is probably because I don't suffer from any after effects of their bites. |
05-07-2009, 11:10 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a cleg?
they do have amazing eye patterns. i'm affraid that doesn't stop me cursing them when i get bitten in a painful place though  | | |
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