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Australian Sarcophagidae
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Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-02-2017 01:53
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Can anyone suggest a family for this fly? Trapped on window. Townsville, Queensland. Graeme Cocks attached the following image: [114.9Kb] Edited by Graeme Cocks on 22-02-2017 19:01 |
John Carr |
Posted on 22-02-2017 02:24
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9842 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think Tachinidae. |
Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-02-2017 03:44
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
Thanks John. I guess this is one of those cases where the arista is plumose. |
John Carr |
Posted on 22-02-2017 11:57
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9842 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Check for the subscutellum to be sure. In America a few small Sarcophagidae look like Tachinidae. |
Tony Irwin |
Posted on 22-02-2017 13:59
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Nice to get an "action photo" of larvipary!
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Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-02-2017 19:01
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
It's Sarcophagidae. |
Graeme Cocks |
Posted on 22-02-2017 19:04
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Member Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 3083 Joined: 09.09.08 |
. Graeme Cocks attached the following image: [87.57Kb] |
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