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 Hydrophoria lancifer
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| crex |
Posted on 17-06-2006 19:00
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
From just north of Stockholm today. This is the only sharp photo of this fly ... Perhaps there is possible to tell which family? Edit: Changed subject (Unknown diptera) crex attached the following image:  [87.29Kb] Edited by crex on 18-06-2006 19:34 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 17-06-2006 19:13
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9542 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Most probably Anthomyiidae, wich leads to problems with farther ID. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 18-06-2006 19:15
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
About 1cm long with wings? In a forest or other shaded, humid biotope, a garden perhaps? Conspicuously sitting on leaves near the ground? Am I right?  This is Hydrophoria lancifer (Anthomyiide). It is by far the most numerous large fly in humid forests right now here in Scandinavia. I must have seen a thousand lancifers during the last few days. Kahis |
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| crex |
Posted on 18-06-2006 19:32
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Kahis wrote: Yes, no garden but a shaded biotope.About 1cm long with wings? In a forest or other shaded, humid biotope, a garden perhaps? Conspicuously sitting on leaves near the ground? Am I right? :) Kahis wrote: Well, I only saw this one when I took the photo and it didn't look big. Perhaps because it is rather slender and long legged.This is Hydrophoria lancifer (Anthomyiide). It is by far the most numerous large fly in humid forests right now here in Scandinavia. I must have seen a thousand lancifers during the last few days. Thank you for the help Kahis and Nikita. Edited by crex on 18-06-2006 19:35 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 18-06-2006 19:40
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Well, I only saw this one when I took the photo and it didn't look big. Perhaps because it is rather slender and long legged. Well, large is a relative term. My normal prey is around 1-4 mm (Agromyzids, Medetera etc), compared with those microflies lancifer is huge. Kahis |
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