Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scatophaga

Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-09-2006 20:26
#1
Hello!

The last flies for today ;-) from me. Are these all Scatophaga stercoraria? The couple photo I took two days ago near the forest (Ostwestfalen/Germany), the greenish one (somewhat smaller, < 10 mm) came to the light yesterday evening. Thanks in advance!

www.foto-upload.de/diptera/060924/Scatophaga_stercoraria_in_copula.jpg

www.foto-upload.de/diptera/060924/Scatophaga_stercoraria_M.jpg

Posted by Tony Irwin on 26-09-2006 23:38
#2
Hi J?rgen
The lower one is stercoraria; the upper ones are also Scathophaga, but a different species.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-09-2006 02:10
#3
Hello, Tony!

Tony Irwin wrote:
The lower one is stercoraria; the upper ones are also Scathophaga, but a different species.


Oh! I guessed it would be just the other way round (if two species). Thanks!

Posted by Susan R Walter on 28-09-2006 13:24
#4
Jurgen you can tell easily and quickly that the pair at the top are not S stercoraria because they do not have black antennae.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 28-09-2006 18:09
#5
I think that top pair is Scathophaga suillia.
Nikita

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-09-2006 01:14
#6
Hello, Susan and Nikita!

Susan R Walter wrote:
Jurgen you can tell easily and quickly that the pair at the top are not S stercoraria because they do not have black antennae.


Thanks! This character is not mentioned in my (rudimentary and more general) literature.

@Nikita: Fine that also the couple gets a definite name! :-)

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 29-09-2006 09:52
#7
Hi Juergen.
Look at yellow shoulders - it is good character for S. suillia.
Nikita