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 Swarming of Microsania
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 31-07-2007 12:03
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9225 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Mosc reg., 31 July, in smoke of course
Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [47.8Kb] Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 31-07-2007 17:12 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 31-07-2007 15:40
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
A different, impressionist insect photo. I like it.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 31-07-2007 16:35
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9225 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Kahis. It is Microsania itself. I have to examen genitalia for species level? Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [85.96Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 31-07-2007 19:01
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3303 Joined: 17.10.05 |
The Martians are coming!  I also considered kindling a bonfire but thought better of it then... |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 06-08-2007 11:22
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9225 Joined: 24.05.05 |
In: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=7606#post_34236 Black wrote Last Saturday I made two fires (this time I was more lucky with birch bark), one of them exactly in the same place where I caught those three but no Microsania, so it's not so easy as it might seem. I found still a lot Microsania today. It seems to me that size of fire is important. Nikita P.S. As far as I know some of our members in South Europe have a really large fire places this summer... 
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-08-2007 11:54
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19240 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Larger fires probably burn longer. As a result, the smoke plume will be much bigger, enabling more Microsania to find the fire?
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 06-08-2007 12:52
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9225 Joined: 24.05.05 |
1. In windless weather this fire smelled on several km 2. There is much more fungi on big fireplace (especialy after several rainy days). 3. I'm sure that unknown to science eggs and larva of Microsania have to be found right here in exfire place! Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-08-2007 13:29
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I think that I found a Microsania sp. on betula trunk in Serra de Montesinho (about 1100 m altitud) this weekend.. is it usual? (there was no fire or bonfire near...) |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-08-2007 18:16
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's easiest to find Microsania in smoke, but they can be found elsewhere. Some years ago I caught several in yellow water traps set on the battlements of the Castle in the centre of Norwich.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 27-08-2007 14:40
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9225 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I've got Shatalkin's key for Platypezidae. Microsania pectipennis Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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but don't see the image in the post.