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Calliopum sp. - Lateral Philip Booker&#039;s upload (below) inspired me to try and shoot one of these today<br /> <a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103110/calliopum_lauxaniidae_fly.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103110/calliopum_lauxaniidae_fly.html</a><br /> Silly, knowing that there is little or no chance of a proper ID. But hey - they do have nice eyes :o)<br /> Dorsal shot here<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103187/calliopum_sp._probably_dorsal.html" title="Calliopum sp. probably, dorsal"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/103187_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=NWLrATdPenTlesivvia4JhCpX2I%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Calliopum sp. probably, dorsal Philip Booker&#039;s upload (below) inspired me to try and shoot one of these today<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103110/calliopum_lauxaniidae_fly.html<br /> Silly, knowing that there is little or no chance of a proper ID. But hey - they do have nice eyes :o)<br /> Lateral shot here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103188/calliopum_sp._probably_lateral.html<br /> Will throw it at the folks at diptera.info to see if they at least agree on Calliopum sp. <br /> Result: Calliopum sp. indeed - either C. aeneum or simillimum, with slight preference toward aeneum but proper ID requires looking at the genitalia. Brachycera,Calliopum,Diptera,Geotagged,Lauxaniidae,Netherlands" /></a></figure><br /> Will throw it at the folks at diptera.info to see if they at least agree on Calliopum sp. <br /> Result: Calliopum sp. indeed - either C. aeneum or simillimum, with slight preference toward aeneum but proper ID requires looking at the genitalia.<br /> Brachycera,Calliopum,Diptera,Geotagged,Lauxaniidae,Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Calliopum sp. - Lateral

Philip Booker's upload (below) inspired me to try and shoot one of these today
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103110/calliopum_lauxaniidae_fly.html
Silly, knowing that there is little or no chance of a proper ID. But hey - they do have nice eyes :o)
Dorsal shot here

Calliopum sp. probably, dorsal Philip Booker's upload (below) inspired me to try and shoot one of these today<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103110/calliopum_lauxaniidae_fly.html<br /> Silly, knowing that there is little or no chance of a proper ID. But hey - they do have nice eyes :o)<br /> Lateral shot here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103188/calliopum_sp._probably_lateral.html<br /> Will throw it at the folks at diptera.info to see if they at least agree on Calliopum sp. <br /> Result: Calliopum sp. indeed - either C. aeneum or simillimum, with slight preference toward aeneum but proper ID requires looking at the genitalia. Brachycera,Calliopum,Diptera,Geotagged,Lauxaniidae,Netherlands

Will throw it at the folks at diptera.info to see if they at least agree on Calliopum sp.
Result: Calliopum sp. indeed - either C. aeneum or simillimum, with slight preference toward aeneum but proper ID requires looking at the genitalia.

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    Great work, Arp! Posted 4 years ago
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      Thanks Ferdy - but as expected no ID from images like these ... Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        The tiny diptera are so hard! Posted 4 years ago
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          Yup, and as I don't "do" Diptera, with species like these I don't know what to aim for in the field in terms of ID-possibilities ... oh well ... not going to collect these to examine them ... don't even have the proper keys for that. Posted 4 years ago
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            Ferdy Christant
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            For diptera in NL, in my searches I often end up here:
            http://www.ahw.me/index.html

            Perhaps you know this site already? It won't answer all questions, but it's one of few high quality sites for stuff commonly found in a garden.             Posted 4 years ago
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              Ahw yes (pun intended ;o) ... Albert's site ... yes, very useful Jeanette uses it a lot but I somehow keep forgetting to look there :-/ He's an excellent photographer and very knowledgeable on bees and the like. Visited with him once a few years back, but don't quite remember the occasion (some animal he found, must have been) - nice people, him and his wife :o) Posted 4 years ago
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                One day I'll find something you didn't know yet, I swear it. Posted 4 years ago
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                  You already did better! You _created_ something I didn't know and kept it hidden for me for a number of years ... but those days are over now! ;o) Posted 4 years ago
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                    Glad that dark past is behind us :) Posted 4 years ago

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