Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Whats this beauty? => Eriothrix rufomaculata

Posted by Trond on 06-08-2011 06:57
#1
Can anyone tell me what this is? Beautiful fly from my garden in southern norway 25.07.
Edited by Trond on 06-08-2011 11:53

Posted by Trond on 06-08-2011 07:23
#2
Eriothrix rufomaculata? (Eriothrix rufomaculatus?)

Posted by ChrisR on 06-08-2011 09:25
#3
Yes - rufomaculata Smile

Posted by Trond on 06-08-2011 09:31
#4
Thank you Chris. I wonder why on the norwegian site for registring finds, names often differ from the names here... Like on this one... :/

Posted by ChrisR on 06-08-2011 16:50
#5
My understanding is that Latin words have gender-specific endings, which *should* match the gender of the genus. The problem is that often the original author gets the ending wrong and so species names can be corrected at a later date - leading to a little confusion Wink

Posted by Stephen R on 06-08-2011 21:50
#6
http://www.dipter...d_id=40616 for a recent discussion of this.