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#1 2008-07-01 07:20:27
- mickmassie
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Xylotini ? on N. Kent Coast
Lazy man's entomology, I know, but I can't work out this specimen, from the patterning. (I'm just starting on Diptera).
http://picasaweb.google.com/mick.massie … 7018177490
Is it a Xylotini, or am I up the wrong track ?
Thanks for any help, Mick.
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#2 2008-07-01 09:41:08
- mickmassie
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Re: Xylotini ? on N. Kent Coast
I now know this to be Syritta pipiens. Ubiquitous, commonplace (embarrassing!). M.
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#3 2008-07-03 11:12:52
Re: Xylotini ? on N. Kent Coast
Don't be embarrassed, it happens to us all, even after years of experience, and getting them right when you first start out can be quite difficult. After a season or two though it gets much easier.
And note that Syritta is part of the Xylotini, so you were in the right area.
Last edited by conopid (2008-07-03 11:14:18)
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