[NatureNS] photos of Adelgid flies

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Blake,

They are clearly adelgids, which are closely related to aphids (i.e.,  
true bugs or Homoptera) and only superficially resemble flies.

Cheers!

Chris

On 4-Nov-08, at 1:08 PM, Blake Maybank wrote:

> Hi All;
>
> On Saturday, 25 October, there were numerous Adelgid flies in our  
> garden, and in the early cool temperatures of the morning they were  
> resting on leaves of Hay-scented Fern.   This gave me an opportunity  
> to attempt to do some macro photography on these tiny insects.   It  
> was quite a challenge as they are miniscule, and there was a strong  
> breeze moving the leaves.  Also, as the morning warmed the insects  
> quickly started flying about.   But I managed a few acceptable shots.
>
> You may view the photos here:
>
> http://photobucket.com/maybank-current
>
> I am guessing these are a type of Adelgid fly, based on earlier  
> discussions on NatureNS.   But I don't know which species.    
> Regardless, they are cute, a light powder-blue colour.  If anyone  
> can venture a guess to species I'd be most appreciative.   I did a  
> search on the internet, but was not able to locate something similar.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Blake Maybank
> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
>
> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
>
> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
> http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm
>
> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H  
3A6
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca




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