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 Which little fly. Coelopa frigida/sp.< ID'd by Stephane Lebrun
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-01-2010 07:35
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Seen lots of these in the garden last summer..size 4mm ish. This one was on a Mossy Saxifrage flower.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-01-2010 07:36
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 02-01-2010 11:46
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
First wild guess of the year - could it be some sort of Cordilura?
Edited by Stephen R on 02-01-2010 11:53 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 02-01-2010 12:24
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
First is Coelopa frigida, second is Coelopa sp. I don't know what they are doing in your garden, astoniching. Stephane. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 02-01-2010 12:42
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Well, I got the first two letters right  . I guess everything in Shetland smells like seaweed. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-01-2010 22:30
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Stephen.....what can I say, you did manage 4 correct letters, not in the correct order, but nevertheless a vast improvement. Keep up the good work. Air here is as sweet and pure as anywhere on the Planet, ESPECIALLY since building a huge Oil Terminal about 3 miles from my house. Mmm Nice. Luckily prevailing wind takes any whiff somewhere else... Stephane..I'm only 40 metres from the sea, I suppose they just fancied something other than rotting seaweed or whatever they eat on the beach. Regards Roger |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 02-01-2010 22:43
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
It's true, I had forgotten you were so close to the sea. Not everybody can see Coelopa in his garden, lucky you ! 
Edited by Stephane Lebrun on 02-01-2010 22:48 Stephane. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-01-2010 22:55
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Not so lucky in a storm with salt spray...hard keeping a garden with the weather here.....or slates on the roof  Roger Some might think I have a few slates missing anyway... 
Edited by Roger Thomason on 02-01-2010 22:56 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 02-01-2010 23:13
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
And I assume you must be bothered by gulls of all kind...
Stephane. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-01-2010 23:24
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Not really...there is plenty of food for them here, especially after storms. The town of Lerwick has a lot of bother with gulls..changes in ways fish are landed/handled means no food. Also the rubbish used to go to landfill site, and now it is burned to provide heat to houses in the town http://www.sheap-.... The most bother I get in the garden is from a family of Otters which take up winter residence under the garden shed...smell of fish..bring a tear to a glass eye sometimes. Roger..... |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 03-01-2010 01:06
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
Most people would die to have otters in their garden...I only have fairies in mine (and the occasional Doros) |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 03-01-2010 04:04
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
 Not according to VIZ's Dictionary AKA Roger's Profanisaurus.....Here are some more from the garden Stephane. I think one of these will be the same as the one taken to sp. level above. Two different times. The one on the leaf all the same specimen. The one on Sedum another individual. Hopeful
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 03-01-2010 21:50
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Seem to be females of Coelopa frigida.
Stephane. |
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