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Index of Subjects <html> <body> Thanks David & Chris. Yes, it certainly looks different from a top view. I see there are about 1100 species of Longhorn Beetle in N.A. so being able to identify a single one from a less than perfect photo is quite the feat!!<br> Angus<br><br> At 02:22 PM 7/18/2007, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Angus,<br><br> On 18-Jul-07, at 1:53 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I posted the following pics here:<br><br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/845602349/in/set-72157594246050331/"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/845602349/in/set-72157594246050331/</a> <br><br> To view the second just click on the next photo ( to the right) in the Flies (Set) ...and so on for the last two.<br><br> The first is perplexing to me...I don't have any idea what it is. Perhaps someone has a rough idea so I can take it from there.</blockquote><br> This is a longhorn beetle. It's hard to see well from the side, but I'm pretty sure this is <i>Strangalepta abbreviata</i> (Germar) a very common 'flower' longhorn in the Maritimes. It's quite a variable species with the elytra ranging from rufous to black. The larvae feed on various decaying conifers and deciduous trees.<br><br> Cheers!<br><br> Chris<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The second is a Robber Fly, the first I have identified although I have probably seen them before. Robber Flies are the wolves of the fly world, taking bees & wasps in addition to smaller prey.<br><br> The next are two pics of an attractively marked Hover Fly. (Don't say the scientific name before taking a deep breath!!)<br><br> Angus</blockquote><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">(902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ><br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font></blockquote></body> </html>
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