Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large and slender Scatophaga (?)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-11-2007 17:11
#1
Hello!

One of the prettiest Scatophagas (?) I have seen; 12 mm large and very long winged. Could it be a male S. suilla? Found yesterday at a tree in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany).

Larger picture:
http://www.foto-u...lla_M2.jpg

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-11-2007 20:34
#2
This could well be a female Scathophaga scybalaria. The large size and long wings are typical for this species.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-11-2007 21:01
#3
Hello, Tony!

Tony Irwin wrote:
This could well be a female Scathophaga scybalaria. The large size and long wings are typical for this species.


Very interesting! I never heard of that species, but according to "Entomofauna germanica" it occurs here. Thanks!