| | 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: 50,149
Threads: 82,329
Posts: 853,156
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, TransAmDan | |  | 
23-06-2010, 09:29 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 609
| | | Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
They were certainly interested in each other and this noma (meadow plant bug) is the nearest I can find in my insect book.
It was fascinating to watch and I got many other images but this seemed to offer the most identification information.
Am I right in thinking the female is bigger as with many invertebrates? The smaller bug was doing all the niceties and 'courtship' protocols.
Macro lenses are great!!! What a wonderful world we live in.
Acher 
__________________
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. |
23-06-2010, 09:36 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Evening Acher,
The one on the right is likely a female Leptopterna dolabrata, the one on the left looks like Stenotus binotatus ( slimmer first antennal segment, browner antennae, markless hind femora, more yellow cuneus).
Take care, Jason 
Last edited by Jason Green; 23-06-2010 at 09:44 PM.
|
23-06-2010, 10:06 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 609
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Jason - as ever I'm deeply impressed by your knowledge! Clever so and so 
CHEERS!
Acher
__________________
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. |
23-06-2010, 10:24 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 609
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Jason -
Just looked at the back markings on this image and my book (Collins complete british insects)
has the male meadow plant bug looking like this - ie the black patches on what I, as a layman, would call shoulders.
Acher
__________________
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. |
23-06-2010, 10:26 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 609
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Image did not thumbnail! 
Acher
__________________
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. |
23-06-2010, 10:43 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Thanks for the additional image - very helpful.
Yes, the one on the left is Stenotus binotatus. Funny, I was talking to Janet (Username: JRsbugs) about the similarities between these two. As differenciation, look at the first antennal segment - it's swollen with dolobrata, and slim with binotatus. The one on the left has narrow ones, so is binotatus.
Still, both these have similar warm tones and markings on the pronotums... |
23-06-2010, 10:56 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 609
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Cheers again! How on earth do you retain this depth of knowledge!!
A very grateful Acher
__________________
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. |
24-06-2010, 06:30 AM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nanjing, China
Posts: 907
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Just confirming the IDs - always good to have a second opinion! |
24-06-2010, 07:53 AM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
Posts: 11,830
| | | Re: Are these Leptopterna dolabrata in a mating preamble?
Certainly is! | | |
| 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
| | |
Similar Threads | | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | | Leptopterna nymph? | serendipity | Insects and Invertebrates | 2 | 20-12-2009 04:24 PM | | Help to id mating hoverflies | Bruce Williams | Insects and Invertebrates | 11 | 28-06-2008 02:49 PM | | Mating Moths | Steve H | Moths | 1 | 10-06-2008 11:17 PM | | Mating I.D. | forestelf | Insects and Invertebrates | 3 | 25-05-2007 06:19 PM | | Mating | V6GTO | Reptile and Amphibian Forums | 3 | 27-02-2007 03:17 PM |
| | | 35 members and 366 guests | | 9th River, Adam Cheeseman, Carol ann, ChrisJB, Dillybythesea, fairplay, Gill Catton, GTH, jeffnsue, johnwray205, John_M, kathyheel, Ladywell, markp, MartinL, marvin, Mrsfieldfare, nightshade, Pepsis, Posbyonechop, Richard Baber, RMP234, roodles, scamps180, Sofija, spaldingd, speaky, speyghillie | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 108 Views | | | | | |
