Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Rare insects from the Llynfi valley, Maesteg.

                             Vagrant emperor found by Craig Furlong on 12th November

                      The horsefly Atylotus fulvus,  found by Paul Tabor in July.

5 comments:

  1. That's a fantastic fly! Looking at photos online, it looks more like Atylotus fulvus than rusticus (the latter species being greyer, and even rarer).

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  2. Haven't checked this myself George, it's Pauls and Geri Thomas' ID.

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  3. See the Llynfi blog, record is awating confirmation...

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  4. Thanks for posting these pics Paul. The horsefly in particular is an amazing looking beast!

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