Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Swarming of Microsania
#1
Mosc reg., 31 July, in smoke of course
Posted by
Kahis on 31-07-2007 15:40
#2
A different, impressionist insect photo. I like it.
#3
Thank you Kahis.
It is Microsania itself.
I have to examen genitalia for species level?
#4
The Martians are coming!
I also considered kindling a bonfire but thought better of it then...
#5
In: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=7606#post_34236
Black wrote
Last Saturday I made two fires (this time I was more lucky with birch bark), one of them exactly in the same place where I caught those three but no Microsania, so it's not so easy as it might seem.
I found still a lot Microsania today. It seems to me that size of fire is important.
Nikita
P.S. As far as I know some of our members in South Europe have a really large fire places this summer...
#6
Larger fires probably burn longer. As a result, the smoke plume will be much bigger, enabling more
Microsania to find the fire?
#7
1. In windless weather this fire smelled on several km
2. There is much more fungi on big fireplace (especialy after several rainy days).
3. I'm sure that unknown to science eggs and larva of Microsania have to be found right here in exfire place!
#8
I think that I found a Microsania sp. on betula trunk in Serra de Montesinho (about 1100 m altitud) this weekend.. is it usual? (there was no fire or bonfire near...)
#9
It's easiest to find
Microsania in smoke, but they can be found elsewhere. Some years ago I caught several in yellow water traps set on the battlements of the Castle in the centre of Norwich.
#10
I've got Shatalkin's key for Platypezidae.
Microsania pectipennis