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10-10-2008, 03:31 PM
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| | | Fly and Beetle ID please
Hi there,
I have 2 pics for ID I think one is actualy a fly and the other a beetle Iv'e checked out Soldier and bombardier but it's not quite right, can anyone help please,
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10-10-2008, 06:04 PM
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| | | Re: Fly and Beetle ID please
i'd peg that beetle as Oulema melanopa (sometimes called melanopus), look at this pic, its almost identical  OULEMA MELANOPA
no ideas for the fly ATM
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hope that helps
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10-10-2008, 06:31 PM
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| | | Re: Fly and Beetle ID please
Tentative stab at Bibio hortulanus for the fly. |
10-10-2008, 07:07 PM
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I agree with Oulema melanopus
The Bibionid is more likely to be B.anglicus as B.hortulanus is more abundant in spring. They are two very similar species. Also its a female the males a totally different.
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10-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound  The Bibionid is more likely to be B.anglicus as B.hortulanus is more abundant in spring. They are two very similar species. Also its a female the males a totally different. | Ahh, but, according to the gallery caption it was taken on the 14th of April 
Was it a trick question?
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11-10-2008, 07:53 AM
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| | | Re: Fly and Beetle ID please
As mentioned in an earlier thread, there are two species of Oulema in UK which are externally identical. |
11-10-2008, 05:53 PM
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| |  Re: Fly and Beetle ID please
No trick question, Steve
Just a backlog of pics to sort out, you know, the ones that get put to the side to do later, 'cause something else that was more interesting came along.
Thanks for your help everyone
Duncan
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12-10-2008, 05:51 AM
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Dunno but.......
My brother used to put these down my teeshirt and tell me that they were blood-sucking beetles............
Bas----d that he was...........!!!!!
Naturegirl 
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