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#1 2008-08-24 09:46:18
- PeterB
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- Name: Peter Bolson
- From: North Cumbria
- Registered: 2008-08-22
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Fly ID please
Found on Angelica. About 10mm body & head length. The tip of the abdomen curled underneath although this doesn't show in the photo.
Peter
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#2 2008-08-24 12:28:47
- jaapiella
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- Name: Scotty Dodd
- From: Surrey/Hants border
- Registered: 2008-06-26
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Re: Fly ID please
Could be Sicus ferrugineus (Conopidae), an internal parasite of bees.
S
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#3 2008-08-24 14:59:07
- PeterB
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- Name: Peter Bolson
- From: North Cumbria
- Registered: 2008-08-22
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Re: Fly ID please
Thanks jaapiella.
I googled this and it certainly looks like mine. I managed to get a side on shot which I've attached.
I would very much like to have a go at identifying some of these myself. At present I've just got a very old copy of Chinery's field guide. I wondered whether the AES Dipterists Handbook would be useful or whether there are any other suggestions.
Peter
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#4 2008-08-24 17:35:49
- jaapiella
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- Name: Scotty Dodd
- From: Surrey/Hants border
- Registered: 2008-06-26
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Re: Fly ID please
Side view much better! Suggest emailing David Clements of the Conopidae recording scheme (on this web site) for a draft key. The RES handbook series has also published a key - though this is now fairly old.
Don't forget to submit your records to the scheme. If you live/collect in Surrey (VC17) records are also being collected for a county atlas.
Enjoy. S
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#5 2008-08-26 12:11:59
- Steve Crellin
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- Name: Steve Crellin
- From: Isle of Man
- Registered: 2008-03-10
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Re: Fly ID please
You could also try the online keys at
http://home.hccnet.nl/mp.van.veen/conopidae/index.html
Steve
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