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Indentify insect (mosquito)?         


Author: 3xamin3
Date: Aug 19, 2008 01:30

This morning I've found this strange insect on my window (Milan -
Milano - Italy)
I want to identify it, it seems a mosquito.
The total lenght is about 3 cm (approx 1,20 inches)
Here the pictures:
http://tinyurl.com/insetto
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Re: Indentify insect (mosquito)?         


Author: Pat Kiewicz
Date: Aug 19, 2008 03:49

3xamin3@googlemail.com said:
>
>
>This morning I've found this strange insect on my window (Milan -
>Milano - Italy)
>I want to identify it, it seems a mosquito.
>The total lenght is about 3 cm (approx 1,20 inches)
>Here the pictures:
>http://tinyurl.com/insetto

It is a robber fly (Diptera family Asilidae). Robber flies are predators.
Not a threat to you, just to smaller insects and (possibly) spiders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robberfly

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Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

After enlightenment, the laundry.
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Re: Indentify insect (mosquito)?         


Author: 3xamin3
Date: Aug 19, 2008 06:34

> It is a robber fly (Diptera family Asilidae).  Robber flies are predators.
> Not a threat to you, just to smaller insects and (possibly) spiders.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robberfly
>
> --
> Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
>

Wow! You are right, and the Robber Fly it's not common here. I've
found out that it's common in some places in southern Italy.
Many thank's to you, now I'm relaxed knowing that it's not a threat to
me.
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