Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophaga sp.

Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 15:33
#1
Hello everybody,

I'm fairly positive that this is Sarcophaga sp.
This is perhaps wishfull thinking but... is there any chance of a full ID?
Wink
waarneming.nl/fotonew/2/208392.jpg

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-09-2007 15:36
#2
Sarcophagidae.

Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 15:48
#3
Thanks Jorge.

I take it that it isn't possible to give a genus or species name?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-09-2007 15:52
#4
I don?t dare to say which genus for this fly! Smile usually when we saw a Sarcophagidae (not Miltogramminae) we look at the pic in this way: ShockShock or... Frown

lol

Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 16:05
#5
I get the picture!Wink

But it makes me a little Sad

It's the little differences...

So many species, so little time...

Thanks anyway!!

Iolaire

Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2007 17:25
#6
We can give you a positive ID - if you collect the specimen, and it's not one of the difficult females! Wink There are a few species that are distinctive enough we can be fairly sure of their identity from a photo, but it needs a good image that shows the characters well.
Have a look at http://www.dipter...post_17910
Edited by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2007 17:27

Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 20:10
#7
Hi Tony,

Thanks for your reply.

Collecting the specimen? I've just started photographing insects a little more serious now and collecting them hasn't really come to mind. Yet. I guess it just did!

I'll try to find (and catch, of course) another one. The picture was taken a couple of weeks ago though. Not sure if I'll find the same species just now.