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Wednesday 3 October 2012

Eupholidoptera cypria



Eupholidoptera cypria, Anarita Park, Cyprus, May 4, 2013

A Cyprus endemic? The genus is also known from Turkey where five species are known (as well as  from elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East)


Not positively identified
























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  1. Unknown10 August 2014 at 11:17

    Dear Michael,

    pic 4 is Eupholidoptera, that´s correct, pic. 1 and 3 are Parapholidoptera signata and pic 2 I cannot say from that perspective. The last tergit is dark in Eupholidoptera as it is brown like all the rest of the abdomen in Parapholidoptera.

    Regards

    Klaus

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  2. Michael Foley10 August 2014 at 11:54

    Many thanks for that Klaus, I don't find them easy !

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