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Hydrophoria lancifer
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Posted on 17-06-2006 19:00
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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)
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Most probably Anthomyiidae, wich leads to problems with farther ID.
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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? Smile

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.


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Kahis wrote:
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? :)
Yes, no garden but a shaded biotope.

Kahis wrote:
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.
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.

Thank you for the help Kahis and Nikita.
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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.
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