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Dioctria hyalipennis - female, Heeswijk, Netherlands Female of the Dioctria hyalipennis, named "common leaf hunter" in dutch. Size is roughly 1cm or less. Dioctria hyalipennis,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dioctria hyalipennis - female, Heeswijk, Netherlands

Female of the Dioctria hyalipennis, named "common leaf hunter" in dutch. Size is roughly 1cm or less.

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    Maybe a robber fly? Posted 7 years ago
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      Compare to Dioctria sp. I’m not sure which species you have in the Netherlands... Posted 7 years ago
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        Excellent, that genus made me find it in one minute, supposedly this is the female of the Dioctria hyalipennis. Second photo on this observation:
        https://waarneming.nl/soort/info/8217

        Thanks, Christine, I can go to bed in peace now :)         Posted 7 years ago
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          Perfect! So then, maybe she’s gravid as that could explain the distended abdomen. Posted 7 years ago
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            Looks like it! Meanwhile I found a mind blowing guide:
            https://quelestcetanimal-lagalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fotogidsAsilidae.pdf

            Sorry, in dutch, but its such a well hidden gem. It has every single robber fly ever observed in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, it has a simple key system (only 2 steps), excellent photography, flight times, sexes, habitats, and its even understandable for an idiot like me.

            What I still don't know is what the yellow little blob on the side of the body is. Not even the anatomy photo explains it. Do you know?             Posted 7 years ago
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              The yellow blob is a haltere - a modified second wing. Posted 7 years ago
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                And, wow! That guide is so amazing! Posted 7 years ago
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                  Yes it is, and the advantage of having a gold fish memory is that you can keep discovering it as if its new, as seen here 4 years earlier:
                  Blue-eyed black fly, Heesch, the Netherlands Dioctria atricapilla,Europe,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands
                   Posted 7 years ago
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                    Lol, awesome. Posted 7 years ago
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                Thanks! Posted 7 years ago

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The Stripe-legged Robber Fly

Dioctria hyalipennis is a robber fly in the Dioctria genus.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 17, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 15:39.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO1250
  • 105mm