| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,153
Threads: 82,335
Posts: 853,193
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, NeilYoungForever | |  | 
09-05-2010, 10:33 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
Posts: 15,069
| | | Insects for id.
If anyone can help id any of these I'd be very grateful.
1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
5) 
6) 
Last edited by glsammy; 10-05-2010 at 07:34 PM.
|
09-05-2010, 11:05 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Insects for id.
Evening Graham,
The first is a Chironomidae member, but I'm not sure which. Any other angles? The second is a distinctive-looking Ichneumon Wasp but I wouldn't like to try going further. The next is an Anthomyiidae fly, and the last looks good for Syrphus torvus to me, though admittedly the hairs here are very fine, short and only show up from one or two angles ( either way this'll be the exceptional image quality needed to show the fine hairs on the eyes - not all image sensors/macro lenses would be sensitive enough).
What lens do you use?
Five and six are here: and
...5 is a Syrphus sp., and 6 is very familiar, I just can't place the name! 
Take care, Jason 
Last edited by Jason Green; 09-05-2010 at 11:10 PM.
|
10-05-2010, 07:46 AM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
Posts: 15,069
| | | Re: Insects for id.
Jason,
It's a Canon MP-e65. Those last two shots were taken at about 1:1 as it's not exactly a small fly.
I don't have any other angles for the first one unfortunately. |
10-05-2010, 10:23 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
Posts: 7,106
| | | Re: Insects for id.
Number six I think is a Parhelophilus sp. (there are 3 species of course hard to separate) Based on the looped wing vein, stripes on the thorax and abdomen and orange antennae.
I think this is a female and then the long black hairs by the upper coners of the eyes may indicate that this is Parhelophilus Frutetorum. But I could very easily be wrong!
Last edited by Gill Catton; 10-05-2010 at 10:27 AM.
|
10-05-2010, 11:00 AM
| | Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
Posts: 15,069
| | | Re: Insects for id.
I have got an overhead shot of the last one if it's of any help: 
It really was that colour, it was it's most striking feature. |
10-05-2010, 11:05 AM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Near Peterborough
Posts: 7,106
| | | Re: Insects for id.
Quote:
Originally Posted by glsammy  I have got an overhead shot of the last one if it's of any help:
It really was that colour, it was it's most striking feature. | Yes these group are really bright orange - I really like them! However, the problem is not the shot (which is excellent) the problem is me! Being a bit self-taught with Stubb's book I'm not 100% sure if the dark hairs at the corner of the eyes that I can see are dark enough or indeed if they are at the right 'top corner' of the eye!!
Last edited by glsammy; 10-05-2010 at 07:32 PM.
|
10-05-2010, 10:45 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Insects for id.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gill Catton Number six I think is a Parhelophilus sp.! | Presactly the one I was trying to get! Well done Gill. I was thinking of it at work today, but only got as far as the ' para' bit. | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 18 members and 375 guests | | Astra, Bob Fleming, Bobby2389, borg, Dillybythesea, Douglas, earthdragon64, gecko, Gerel, Joel.W, Johnny Redgate, Ladywell, Malkie, Naturenutz, NeilYoungForever, nutmeg, sh231193, spaldingd | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 111 Views | | | | | |
