Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 ID help please ..
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| AndrewC |
Posted on 01-06-2009 16:36
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Member Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 20 Joined: 01.06.09 |
I thought this was a Scathophaga stercoraria but apparently I'm mistaken  Can someone point me in the right direction, and if you have the patience, explain the distinguishing features.Size is about 8mm, collected on a windowsill in Brussels, Belgium. Thanks, Andrew AndrewC attached the following image:  [82.1Kb] Edited by AndrewC on 01-06-2009 16:47 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 01-06-2009 19:50
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
This is Muscidae, Phaonia subventa or rufiventris, male
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2009 20:03
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Welcome to the forum Andrew  It's hard to say what the difference is between yours and Scathophaga because to people who study either group of flies they are just very different!  Have a look at the photos in the gallery (Scathophagidae vs. Muscidae) and I am sure you will spot where you went wrong.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| AndrewC |
Posted on 01-06-2009 21:58
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Member Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 20 Joined: 01.06.09 |
Thanks for the ID, there is a lot to learn. I've ordered a copy of the "European Families of the Diptera" but I have no doubt there is a long way to go ... Andrew Thanks, Andrew |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:09
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
That'll be a good start it's a fun and fascinating subject to study and you'll get plenty of help and support from the people on this forum 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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