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 Annoying small flies
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-06-2006 20:09
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I find these small (5-7 mm) black flies every year in late spring here in Ostwestfalen at the forests edge. There are zillions of them sitting on every leaf - and on every available part of my skin, especially when I try to concentrate on a photo ;-). They are harmless, but sometimes quite annoying. I would like to know what they are: Muscids or some other family? Thanks in advance! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [54.94Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 03-06-2006 20:10 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 04-06-2006 13:29
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Definitely muscids. Could be Thricops or Hydrotaea. I share your pain, the flight period of these 'sweatflies' has just started where I live.
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 04-06-2006 15:44
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14350 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Kahis! Kahis wrote: Definitely muscids. Could be Thricops or Hydrotaea. I share your pain, the flight period of these 'sweatflies' has just started where I live. Thanks a lot! Hydrotaea I also had in my mind, but I thought most of them were considerably bigger und found only in more shadowy places in the forest (and more in midsummer). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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