Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hammerschmidtia ferruginea
Posted by ebbek on 25-05-2014 13:25
#1
Hello,
here is a quite large fly (about 11 mm) from our garden in SW Sweden today, with long hairs on arista and bare eyes. Thankful for help!
Regards
Krister
Edited by ebbek on 25-05-2014 16:42
Posted by ebbek on 25-05-2014 13:26
#2
Other view
Posted by Tony Irwin on 25-05-2014 16:19
#3
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea (Syrphidae) - nice to have it in your garden!
Posted by ebbek on 25-05-2014 16:40
#4
Many thanks! I first thought it was a Brachyopa - but it didn´t fit so well to any of these. Now I understand why. I live in the countryside with some older decidous forests in the neighborhood where I suppose the fly lives.
Regards
Krister
Edited by ebbek on 25-05-2014 16:42
Posted by Tony Irwin on 25-05-2014 18:02
#5
Yes, the species is associated with aspen (
Populus tremula). Larvae live in rotting sap in recently fallen aspen logs.