Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 29-04-2007 19:27
#1
Hi
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.04.29
* size - 6 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - woodland (many ferns (some small trees..), Fagus spp., Pinus spp., Acacia sp., Urtica sp., and others)
* substrate - Caught with entomological net, but this fly was above moss.
Caught the fly in a shadow zone, and near a river. The trees reaching about 5 m.
Never seen a so green fly like this one.
I think this is chironomid fly.
EDIT --> Title changed from "Green Chironomidae" to "green Chironomidae - Stenochironomus gibbus". There was a slight doubt about gibbus so the title turns now: "green Chironomidae - Stenochironomus cf. gibbus"
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 03-05-2007 01:49
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 00:06
#4
Could it be chaoborid fly?
the first pair of legs seems to be very large antenas.. :S
the wing is very hairy. (posterior margin)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 16:36
#5
According to Dr. Martin Spies, this is Stenochironomus cf. gibbus - a male (very "old")