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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Toko wrote:viewtopic.php?f=247&t=3271&p=149404#p149404

I think, this is a wrong ID :-? :-? :-?
Me too. Doesn't seem to match the description. This is a confusing bunch to sort through. I'll do some more research into the possibilities you posted for my robber fly. Thanks for the links! \O


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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A Stink Bug or False Stink Bug.
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Coenomorpha nervosa nymph :-? :-? :-?


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Woolly Bee Fly ?
Systoechus sp.?

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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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wow it's beautifull, both Fly (if it's one) and photo and flower ^Q^


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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I think it's a pretty good ID, ExFmem ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Thyreus delumbatus?
Family Apidae

Please confirm.

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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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I thought this was a queen ant of some sort, but then came across this species of fly that is described as "…small, easily recognized by their ant-like appearance, constricted waist of abdomen, and almost spherical head…" -O-

Black Scavenger Fly Paratoxapoda sp.
Family Sepsidae

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What do you wise ones think :-?


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Some more IDs needed....



And a bug.
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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ExFmem wrote:Thyreus delumbatus?
Family Apidae

Please confirm.

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:-? There are some look alikes in the genus -O- Thyreus brachyaspis and Thyreus calceatus do also occur in the area

Perhaps you make it a "possibly"?

Cool photos ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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BluTuna wrote:Some more IDs needed....

A Small Minnow Mayfly?
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One of the Baetid Mayflies, Ephemeroptera: Baetidae ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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