Posted by ValerioW on 18-07-2016 07:49
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Louis Boumans wrote:
Hi!
I haven't looked at syrphids for some years, but when I found a Sphegina indoors in my home in Oslo, and I couldn't resist trying to identify it. With Mark van Veen's key, I arrive at Sphegina verecunda (female).
Does anyone know whether this species has been reported from Norway before? According to the Norwegian species register (Artsnavnebasen) it isn't, but that can be outdated.
It's in Sweden (where it has been described with other 6 species; there're 16 european species), so, considering that there're not so great natural barriers (like mountains, oceans etc.) between Norway and Sweden I'm pretty sure it is already in Norway.
Edited by ValerioW on 18-07-2016 07:51