Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sphenometopa
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 08-08-2010 08:58
#1
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
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 10-08-2010 00:13
#2
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
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 10-08-2010 06:46
#3
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
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 10-08-2010 22:03
#4
It might be Sphenometopa fastuosa, but with the last picture I cannot rule out some other species.
Regards
Liekele
Posted by Thomas Pape on 17-08-2010 02:39
#5
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.
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 17-08-2010 07:18
#6
Thanks for your reply !
Philippe