Posted by Roger Thomason on 22-04-2010 08:13
#1
Not a lot happening on the fly front here with snow showers and cold winds, but I did spot this little fly 3+mm sitting on a fence in the garden. Afraid the photo's are a bit duff, but I am assuming it is Sphaeroceridae and the only brownish coloured one I can see in the Gallery is
Rachispoda lutosa and was wondering if this could at least be of the same family.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 22-04-2010 08:16
Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-04-2010 08:40
#3
Rachispoda appears to be correct but based on these pictures it cannot be ID-ed to species level. However,
lutosa is the commonest of the species, also up North.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 22-04-2010 17:31
#4
Thanks once again Paul
I realisede the photo's were not very good to be able to go any further than genus level, so
Rachispoda sp. is good enough. Another unrecorded genus for Shetland :)
Regards Roger