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Ruth Ahlburg	#1 Posted on 26-09-2007 19:41
Member Location: Posts: 414 Joined: 26.09.07	Seen 21 september 2007 in Denmark in my garden close to hardwood forest. Is it possible to identify what species? Best Ruth Ahlburg Edited by Ruth Ahlburg on 26-09-2007 19:48


ChrisR	#2 Posted on 27-09-2007 00:07
Administrator Location: Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	Would be nice to know how big it was but I would guess it was one of the smaller Phasia so would be maybe obesa or pusilla/barbifrons. Do you have any more photos?


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 27-09-2007 16:53
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Looks very much like the female of Ph. aurigera. Which would be the first for DK (yet, not completely unexpected) Theo


Ruth Ahlburg	#4 Posted on 27-09-2007 17:44
Member Location: Posts: 414 Joined: 26.09.07	The fly was about 8-10 mm long, about the same size as P. hemipthera, female. The following day a male of P. aurigera was found nearby. I only got a few shots before it took off. I send a picture more. Best regard Ruth


ChrisR	#5 Posted on 27-09-2007 18:51
Administrator Location: Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	Ahh, if it was as big as P.hemiptera then forget my suggestions - I thought it looked much smaller. I'll join Theo and say P.aurigera then


Ruth Ahlburg	#6 Posted on 27-09-2007 19:10
Member Location: Posts: 414 Joined: 26.09.07	Thank you very, very much. I had the suspicion before I put it in this thread, but I dared not even think serious about it. Ruth


Zeegers	#7 Posted on 28-09-2007 08:49
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	aurigera has made an incredibly rapid progress to the north in Europe the last 3 years. Ph. barbifrons did the same some 20 years ago. Enjoy global warming Theo


ChrisR	#8 Posted on 28-09-2007 09:27
Administrator Location: Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	My first UK record for P.barbifrons was in 1998 and I think there was one that preceeded that by 1 year. It was published as a new species to the UK from a specimen taken in 1999 but I only noticed my P.barbifrons after that. I wonder if we can calculate when P.aurigera will reach England on that basis!?