Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scathophagidae: Scathophaga stercoraria ♂

Posted by ESant on 23-01-2024 19:34
#1
Hello,

I photographed this fly in Val Udai (TN), Italy, 2100m a.s.l. on August 2nd 2023. Is it a Scathophaga stercoraria? Or are there some similar species it can be confused with?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 24-01-2024 18:28

Posted by ESant on 23-01-2024 19:34
#2
Photo 2:

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-01-2024 19:35
#3
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No other Scathophaga with this colouration an dark antennae. A male.

Posted by ESant on 24-01-2024 18:28
#4
Thank you very much Jürgen!