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Choerades gilva (or ignea)? I photographed this robber fly in the beginning of September in Joensuu, east Finland. I thought it to be Choerades gilva but someone suggested C. ignea. I studied both of them and they seem to be very similar and I can't say for certain which one this really is. I still think it's more like gilva but if somebody could confirm or invalidate that id I'd be very grateful. Both mentioned species occur in the area as far as I know. Asilidae,Asilidae fly,Finland,Geotagged,Joensuu,Summer,choerades,fly,robber Fly Click/tap to enlarge

Choerades gilva (or ignea)?

I photographed this robber fly in the beginning of September in Joensuu, east Finland. I thought it to be Choerades gilva but someone suggested C. ignea. I studied both of them and they seem to be very similar and I can't say for certain which one this really is. I still think it's more like gilva but if somebody could confirm or invalidate that id I'd be very grateful. Both mentioned species occur in the area as far as I know.

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    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    They are a difficult category to successfully identify, sorry can't be of much help here. Great photo though! Posted 7 years ago

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By Ari Parviainen

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2017. Captured Sep 2, 2017 14:22 in Kunnasniementie 3, 80510 Kontiolahti, Finland.
country flag of Finland Explore Finland 45 35 0
  • NIKON D300S
  • f/11.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO640
  • 150mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.