Metsähallitus’ species surveys have also found numerous fly species that have only been recorded 1-5 times before in Finland.
At least one species of humpback fly new to Finland has been found in Oulanka in Kuusamo. Megaselia altezza, a species of group fly already known in Central Europe, has now been unexpectedly found in as many as four different places in different parts of Finland.
The Beetles Life project of Metsähallitus Nature Services has also found numerous species of flies that have only been recorded 1-5 times before in Finland.
According to Malmberg, Oulanka is a very interesting destination in many ways. For example, the restoration burns carried out by the project have found a particularly diverse range of deciduous cryptic species, including several species that were previously rarely found.
An endangered lude species, the fire roach, has also been found at the same burn site. Malmberg considers the discovery the most significant of arthropods.
– The species has declined and is endangered for exactly the same reason as numerous other species in forest fire areas: there are far too few forest fire areas in present-day Finland. This and numerous other species in our forests have been helped by the project’s restoration fires.
According to Malmberg, the significance of the discoveries lies above all in the fact that more information has been obtained regarding species and groups of species about which there is too little information
– Up-to-date and sufficiently comprehensive species information is critically important in all species-related activities, such as planning conservation measures, research, understanding forest ecosystems and monitoring the state of nature.
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