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 Unidentified, beautiful Norwegian fly - Dolichopodidae
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| Leif G |
Posted on 04-06-2011 17:09
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Member Location: Posts: 263 Joined: 26.03.11 |
Photographed south west Norway, June 4th in area dominated by spruce forest, logging area. No measurments but I would say size like a house fly. Possible to give it a name? Thanks! Leif G attached the following image:  [191.15Kb] Edited by Leif G on 04-06-2011 21:42 |
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| tristram |
Posted on 04-06-2011 17:29
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1334 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Dolichopodidae |
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| Leif G |
Posted on 04-06-2011 17:41
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Member Location: Posts: 263 Joined: 26.03.11 |
Thank you Tristram. I checked the Norwegian list. There are so many species. Leif |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 04-06-2011 18:31
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I think I can narrow it down to Dolichopus  |
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| Leif G |
Posted on 04-06-2011 18:43
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Member Location: Posts: 263 Joined: 26.03.11 |
Well, thanks... It really shows how complicated it can get. I started to count Dolichopus on the Norwegian list. Stopped when I reached 50 species...  |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 04-06-2011 20:50
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
If you edit the title in your first post to include 'Dolichopodidae' you may attract the specialists. |
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| Leif G |
Posted on 04-06-2011 21:43
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Member Location: Posts: 263 Joined: 26.03.11 |
Good idea. Thanks.
Edited by Leif G on 04-06-2011 22:01 |
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| Marc Pollet |
Posted on 18-06-2011 09:10
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
Dear Leif, It's indeed a Dolichopus but unfortunately a female which does not facilitate identification a lot. Dolichopus is the most speciose genus in the Holarctic, which only adds to the identification problem. I have no idea if he is still in "doli business" but you might contact a countryman of yours, Terje Jonassen, who treated this family in the 80'ies and 90'ies. Or you could collect the specimens and send them over to me for identification. I am currently examining the numerous dolichopodid samples collected during the SMTP (Sweden, 2003-2006), so one or two more specimens will not make the difference ... Cheers, Marc Dr Marc Pollet mpollet.doli@gmail.com |
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| Leif G |
Posted on 18-06-2011 09:23
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Member Location: Posts: 263 Joined: 26.03.11 |
Thank you very much Marc! I sometimes visit this forest area, net catching moths. If I find it I will try to collect a sample. However, I've only observed this fly once, so I probably have to to be ver lucky to find it again. Leif |
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