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Post by dynastes23 on Feb 12, 2011 15:28:01 GMT -8
Giant fly from costa rica unknown 1inch long 2.5inch wspan metallic blue amber wing . 1 set of wings mimics pepsis species buts its a fly Attachments:
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Post by dynastes23 on Feb 12, 2011 16:01:55 GMT -8
its a robber or mydias fly of some kind its very large
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Post by dynastes23 on Feb 12, 2011 16:02:15 GMT -8
anyone got a species name ?
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 13, 2011 10:09:00 GMT -8
Interesting fact...the world's largest Mydas fly (from G. Beccaloni's book "Big Bugs Life-size") is Gauromydas heros from Brazil with a body length of 2 & 1/4" & a wingspan of 4 & 1/4"!! Your specimen from Costa Rica might be in the same genus?? Your's is just a baby!  |
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Post by takahe on Feb 13, 2011 20:50:34 GMT -8
It looks like a Mydid to me. Wing venation on these is pretty disticntive, but hard to see it in this pic. Doesn't really look like an Asilid at first glance.
It's not Gauromydas heros I don't think. I wonder if anyone actually has one of these.
Bradleigh
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Post by boghaunter1 on Feb 14, 2011 11:20:41 GMT -8
To be clear:
According to G. Beccaloni's book ....Gauromydas heros is ONLY known from Brazil therefore dynastes23's specimen is probably not that but may be in the same genus?? (my speculation only).... no experts on Diptera out there?
John K.
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Post by dynastes23 on Feb 14, 2011 14:50:10 GMT -8
here's without the flash
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Post by Khalid Fadil on Feb 18, 2011 21:36:37 GMT -8
I really can't say I've seen anything like this before. Of course, I've never really studied flies and such, but my only guess for now is some kind of Robber Fly.
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