Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phasia species
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| Ruth Ahlburg |
Posted on 26-09-2007 19:41
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Member Location: Denmark Posts: 431 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Seen 21 september 2007 in Denmark in my garden close to hardwood forest. Is it possible to identify what species? Best Ruth Ahlburg Ruth Ahlburg attached the following image:  [120.47Kb] Edited by Ruth Ahlburg on 26-09-2007 19:48 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 27-09-2007 00:07
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Would be nice to know how big it was but I would guess it was one of the smaller Phasia so would be maybe obesa or pusilla/barbifrons. Do you have any more photos? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-09-2007 16:53
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Looks very much like the female of Ph. aurigera. Which would be the first for DK (yet, not completely unexpected) Theo |
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| Ruth Ahlburg |
Posted on 27-09-2007 17:44
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Member Location: Denmark Posts: 431 Joined: 26.09.07 |
The fly was about 8-10 mm long, about the same size as P. hemipthera, female. The following day a male of P. aurigera was found nearby. I only got a few shots before it took off. I send a picture more. Best regard Ruth Ruth Ahlburg attached the following image:  [39.61Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 27-09-2007 18:51
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Ahh, if it was as big as P.hemiptera then forget my suggestions - I thought it looked much smaller. I'll join Theo and say P.aurigera then  |
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| Ruth Ahlburg |
Posted on 27-09-2007 19:10
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Member Location: Denmark Posts: 431 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Thank you very, very much. I had the suspicion before I put it in this thread, but I dared not even think serious about it. Ruth |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-09-2007 08:49
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
aurigera has made an incredibly rapid progress to the north in Europe the last 3 years. Ph. barbifrons did the same some 20 years ago. Enjoy global warming Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 28-09-2007 09:27
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
My first UK record for P.barbifrons was in 1998 and I think there was one that preceeded that by 1 year. It was published as a new species to the UK from a specimen taken in 1999 but I only noticed my P.barbifrons after that. I wonder if we can calculate when P.aurigera will reach England on that basis!?  |
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