CLOSED: this one is I think Sialis flavilatera..

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 24, 2008

I found it in the close proximity of still water that's surrounding an old castle on the county side..

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 24, 2008

another picture;

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 25, 2008

Nice find bonitin!

I searched for Sialis flavilatera and only found a pic of a wood carved one sold at auction!

A google for just 'Sialis' brings up more results, and Sialis lutaria seems to be one which matches. It is the Common Alder Fly.

http://www.gardensafari.nl/english/locusts.htm

http://images.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&q=Sialis+

http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Misc/Sialidae.html

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 26, 2008

That was very interesting information on the garden safari site, wallaby! So S. lutaria it will be. I got the Sialis flavilatera from one of my insect books that also mentions Sialis fuliginosa, the last one preferring running water, while the first prefers still water like with the one I found. But now I checked my other insect-book (I found back after having lost it) and that's a more professional one and it only mentions S.lutaria. So that will be it!
Thank you!

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