Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A big fly without a waist ;-)

Posted by shar on 30-05-2006 14:15
#1
Dear all,

Can anybody tell me the name of this fly or is it not a fly? It looked very flat and plastically and unfortunately he was not willing to sit stil. Therefore the picuture is of poor quality. But maybe someone stil can ID it?

Thanks.

Gr,
Shar.

Posted by shar on 30-05-2006 14:16
#2
another picture

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-05-2006 14:40
#3
Hello,
Definitely a soldier fly (Stratiomyidae). I can't go further, though.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-05-2006 14:55
#4
It is a soldier fly (Stratiomyidae). With this colour I'd go for Odontomyia ornata but my experience with Odontomyia is not very big, so some confirmation is welcome.

Posted by Maddin on 30-05-2006 21:49
#5
It really looks like O. ornata, but this species is very rare in Sweden. It likes warmer climate and you can find it very frequently in Hungary or southern France.
Martin

Posted by shar on 31-05-2006 06:14
#6
I live in the Neterlands and our climate is not that warm although it is becoming warming overhere so....

gr,
Shar