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Re: Wasp ID: Solved :: Meria tripunctata. 26 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
Isidro is right, i was a bit quick to label the Meria. Technically Syd, you should retain the species as Meria sp. Thanks for mentioning it. Andy
Re: Wasp ID: Solved :: Meria tripunctata. 26 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
AndyJ, it's impossible to see the differences between Meria tripunctata and other Meria species with these photos. It's needed a detailed supermacro of the end of the abdomen and other characters that...
Re: Raptor ID 26 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
Hi All, I have just gotten a message back from Peter Jones (ABS) and he states it is a rufous phase Black Kite. The complication is the rufous colour and also if you look carefully moult is underway ...
Re: Bee chasing a swallow 26 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
Quote from: JohnS on July 12, 2013, 05:18 AM Not a hallunication! Quote from: JohnS on July 28, 2012, 17:20 PM On the golf course a kilometer in from the Costa (del Sol) this week and had a hoard o...
Re: possible Wasp ID: 26 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
AndyJ, I am sorry I missed your answer to me..and totally agree on Meria tripunctata. Regards Syd
Re: possible Wasp ID: 25 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
Isidro, thank you for the info..have had a look over the net this morning and although I cannot find the exact one but all the features of the said insect match. Syd
Re: possible Wasp ID: 24 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Hello, it's a Tiphiidae in the genus Meria. Species ID is not possible by photo.
Re: possible Wasp ID: 24 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
I am aligned, looks at least like genus Meria to me. Regards, Thomas
Re: possible Wasp ID: 24 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
Hi Syd, Ive taken a closer look and i fairly sure it is Meria tripunctata. Cheers A
Re: possible Wasp ID: 23 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Hi Syd, You're right, it isn't a Bembix. Bembix, of which there are several in Spain, are generally quite large and typically robustly built. Yours is definitely of the Sapyginae family. If i get tim...
