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04-07-2009, 11:58 PM
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| |  Fly identification please...
Can anyone put a name to this, or at least point me to the family. I'm still trying to get the hang of the diptera   |
05-07-2009, 12:08 AM
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| | | Re: Fly identification please...
Me too! I believe it's a Snipe Fly, family Rhagionidae. Not sure which... |
05-07-2009, 12:22 AM
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| |  Re: Fly identification please...
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Me too! I believe it's a Snipe Fly, family Rhagionidae. Not sure which... | Thanks for setting me on the right tracks Jason. A quick trawl of the internet later, and I'm reasonably happy with Chrysopilus cristatus as an ident. The wing venation looks right (always a good sign eh?)  |
05-07-2009, 12:49 AM
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Ah, wing venation - a good port of call in making identifications, so well done. However, Rhagionid venations are all identical I believe! Useful for confirming it is indeed a snipe, just not so good for individuals. We have several black ones too, I think... so confirmation may be via a microscope. |
05-07-2009, 08:45 AM
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| | | Re: Fly identification please...
Certainly Chrysopilus, more than likely C.cristatus. | | |
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