Archivos de Diario para octubre 2022

miércoles, 05 de octubre de 2022

October 9th - Condylostylus longicornis (yes, again)

We're happy to announce another online meeting! Here are the details:

This next meeting is a review of a species we have looked at several times now, and it needs our help! There is still over 1,000 Needs ID observations of Condylostylus longicornis in the US. This week we will review the identification of C. longicornis and then try our best to reduce this pile of Needs ID observations.

Just as a reminder: our meetings are entirely informal, and everyone is invited to speak their minds and ask questions to the group. Participation is key to learning!

Please leave a comment either to let us know if you're planning to come or to subscribe to be notified of future events! Questions are also welcome.

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EDT on Sunday the 9th.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link for this meeting: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1&taxon_id=197039

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Publicado el miércoles, 05 de octubre de 2022 a las 07:04 PM por zdanko zdanko | 9 comentarios | Deja un comentario

miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2022

October 16th - Review of Condylostylus longicornis and working on the Eastern Guide

We're happy to announce another online meeting! Here are the details:

This week is a continuation of our series with Condylostylus longicornis, and this week I think we can push through the last hundreds of observations. While we're working on that (after reviewing the identification features), I'll be working on finishing up the guide to Eastern Condylostylus!

Just as a reminder: our meetings are entirely informal, and everyone is invited to speak their minds and ask questions to the group. Participation is key to learning!

Please leave a comment either to let us know if you're planning to come or to subscribe to be notified of future events! Questions are also welcome.

The Zoom meeting will open at 8 PM EDT on Sunday the 16th.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link for this meeting: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1,6712&taxon_id=197039

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Publicado el miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2022 a las 11:01 PM por zdanko zdanko | 4 comentarios | Deja un comentario

martes, 18 de octubre de 2022

October 23rd - Condylostylus; you're not tired of them yet, right? ;)

We're happy to announce another online meeting! Here are the details:

Guess what! ... You guessed it; we are still doing Condylostylus! And we're having fun with it, so why not keep it up. We still have over 500 observations of C. longicornis to go through, and I just determined a new character we can use to distinguish the C. patibulatus group and the C. sipho group; come this Sunday to find out what it is and help me test it!

Just as a reminder: our meetings are entirely informal, and everyone is invited to speak their minds and ask questions to the group. Participation is key to learning!

Please leave a comment either to let us know if you're planning to come or to subscribe to be notified of future events! Questions are also welcome.

The Zoom meeting will open at 8 PM EDT on Sunday the 23rd.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link for this meeting: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1,6712&taxon_id=197039

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Publicado el martes, 18 de octubre de 2022 a las 10:17 PM por zdanko zdanko | 7 comentarios | Deja un comentario

sábado, 22 de octubre de 2022

Marked Wing Condylostylus

There are three species of Condylostylus that we don't have a lot of information on, and that are very similar. They are C. inornatus, C. quadricolor, and C. leonardi. All three differ from other marked wing species by having the fore tibiae yellow. Here I will be adding information and accumulating links to possible and confirmed observations.

C. inornatus

Unlike the other species, the mid tibia is dark.
Confirmed observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93545891

C. quadricolor

Unlike C. leonardi, the hind tarsal segments steadily decrease in length, and the border of the green-black areas on each tergite is diffuse.
Confirmed observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123902280
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123182305
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115937086
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109613622
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106406506
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93687482
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84493302
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74010927
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39780304

Likely, based on range:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77148364
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20934981
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138153856
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129845812
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73957125
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123017348
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18872833

C. leonardi

Unlike C. quadricolor, the last three hind tarsal segments are all subequal in length, and the border of the green-black areas on each tergite is sharp.
Confirmed observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133698570
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133860943
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120273319
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105136835
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36996072
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133712421

Likely, based on range:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133635244
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92814269
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93199299

Females

of C. quadricolor and C. leonardi are distinct from females of the C. sipho group in that they have a dark posterior area on the hind femora.
Observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120273316
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123320254
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60385421
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115995861
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106406502
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128160949
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76041141
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121393367
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64223604
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96330119
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115414488
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76968353
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91027484

Publicado el sábado, 22 de octubre de 2022 a las 11:31 PM por zdanko zdanko | 3 comentarios | Deja un comentario

jueves, 27 de octubre de 2022

October 30th - Psychodidae

We're happy to announce another online meeting! Here are the details:

This week we'll be taking a short break from the Condylostylus and looking at the subfamilies and common species of the family Psychodidae in the US and Canada. @edanko will be joining us, and we have him to thank for finishing up a new guide for these species!

Just as a reminder: our meetings are entirely informal, and everyone is invited to speak their minds and ask questions to the group. Participation is key to learning!

Please leave a comment either to let us know if you're planning to come or to subscribe to be notified of future events! Questions are also welcome.

The Zoom meeting will open at 8 PM EDT on Sunday the 30th.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Our resource for this meeting: Guide to subfamilies and common species of Psychodidae of the US & Canada

Identify Link for this meeting: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&taxon_id=258813

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Publicado el jueves, 27 de octubre de 2022 a las 07:53 PM por zdanko zdanko | 6 comentarios | Deja un comentario