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 Hammerschmidtia ferruginea
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| ebbek |
Posted on 25-05-2014 12:25
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1463 Joined: 23.06.08 |
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 ebbek attached the following image:  [191.77Kb] Edited by ebbek on 25-05-2014 15:42 |
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| ebbek |
Posted on 25-05-2014 12:26
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1463 Joined: 23.06.08 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-05-2014 15:19
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7342 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea (Syrphidae) - nice to have it in your garden!
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| ebbek |
Posted on 25-05-2014 15:40
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1463 Joined: 23.06.08 |
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 15:42 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-05-2014 17:02
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7342 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, the species is associated with aspen (Populus tremula). Larvae live in rotting sap in recently fallen aspen logs.
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