Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sphenometopa
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 08-08-2010 08:58
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 Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Hi all, This small sarcophagidea looks a lot ( to me) like Sphenometopa fastuosa in the gallery. But is it ? Laudun, Vaucluse, France. June 18th 2010. TIA Philippe Philippe moniotte attached the following image:  [51.14Kb] A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. |
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| Liekele Sijstermans |
Posted on 10-08-2010 00:13
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Member Location: Geldermalsen Netherlands Posts: 305 Joined: 16.04.05 |
Your guess is correct on genus level. It is indeed Sphenometopa spec (Sarcophagidae, Miltogramminae) But this is a large genus with difficult species. I would need at least a dorsal view to get closer on species level. Liekele |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 10-08-2010 06:46
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Thanks a lot. Unfortunately, I don't have a decent dorsal picture. Just this one. You can barely see the color pattern, but no detail whatsoever. Philippe Philippe moniotte attached the following image:  [104.58Kb] A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. |
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| Liekele Sijstermans |
Posted on 10-08-2010 22:03
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Member Location: Geldermalsen Netherlands Posts: 305 Joined: 16.04.05 |
It might be Sphenometopa fastuosa, but with the last picture I cannot rule out some other species. Regards Liekele |
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| Thomas Pape |
Posted on 17-08-2010 02:39
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Member Location: Natural History Museum of Denmark Posts: 110 Joined: 29.08.05 |
Four species of Sphenometopa are known from France: eluta, fastuosa, stelviana, variegata. Only fastuosa is a good match for the photos presented here. Some other species of this large genus are very similar to fastuosa, but they have so far only been recorded outside Europe. |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 17-08-2010 07:18
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Thanks for your reply ! Philippe A beautiful hypothesis can be slain by an ugly fact. |
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