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Is it possible to tell which spieces this bicolored Minettia with body 3 mm are?
Photos from 5 July 2015 Icktjärn 62 N, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards
Kurt Holmqvist

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Another of same fly

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Minettia loewi I'd say.

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I think I have never seen this species in nature.

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Kurt, if you ever can collect a spedimen in alcohol... ;)

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give a spedimen to Paul and a specimen to me? :p

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Thanks to Ruud and Paul for looking at my Pictures.
About collecting flies so have I only collected them with my camera and I do not have right Equipment for Collection. Otherwise I would have sent some fly to you.
Kurt Holmqvist

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too bad. But in case, in the future, when you think you see the same species again, think of us, pls. ;-)

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I figured out this year that M. loewi is assoziated with Alnus and Fraxinus dominated swamp forests in my region. In May the species is easy to find on stands of Cardamine amara, later on other flowers as well. All sites were characteristic for the sciomyzids Antichaeta atriseta and A. obliviosa which I was originally hunting for.
Unfortunately I collected no additional material and specimens in alcohol are for GBOL project. But now you might look out for it on the right place next saison yourself.
Regards
Piet

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Thans Ruud and Piet for comments.
I have found thin at 3 different places. In all cases Close to very small (max 1 meter) running vater with alnus.
If I ever start to collect speciemen I will remember....
Kurt Holmqvist

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please! A couple will be fine.

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And, I think also on Paul's behalf. In case you have 2 couples, send them to me. You have only once shipment costs. I will take care that Paul will receive a male and female as well.