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 Sarcophagidae? ID please
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 01-07-2009 15:26
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Looks like a Sarcophagid to me, but is that a subscutellum? Help please... Sorry for the poor quality of photos - breeze, distance etc. 1/7/2009; Devon, England thanks Tim tim worfolk attached the following image:  [124.02Kb] |
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| conopid |
Posted on 12-07-2009 21:13
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Body looks very dark, so this might be Nyctia.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 12-07-2009 21:32
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It just looks like a very battered specimen of one of the smaller Sarcophagini - not Sarcophaga but something related. Today I saw many similar specimens on my local nature reserves and from a distance they look like Exorista or "something interesting" until you get close and realize that they have just lost a lot of their colour  Ironically, if you caught it then it is probably still identifiable because it is a male and the genitalia are probably undamaged 
Edited by ChrisR on 12-07-2009 21:33 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 13-07-2009 06:52
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Hi Nigel, no definitely wasn't Nyctia - I've learned to recognise that one - much smaller than this individual (though I didn't mention size, so you weren't to know), darkened costal area to wing etc. As I said, it looked like a Sarcophagid and that's what I assumed it was; I just thought I saw a suggestion of a sub-scutellum and wanted to double check. Since seeing this I've seen a number of similar flies, all with battered wings and dark bodies, and all presumably Sarcophagids. As for collecting, Chris, I'll first need an assistant to carry the extra gear! Cheers Tim |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-07-2009 09:02
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Tim Worfolk wrote: As for collecting, Chris, I'll first need an assistant to carry the extra gear! A small, collapsible, spring-frame net and a few small, plastic boxes - clipped to your belt - is all you need But seriously, I understand the problems - I carried an SLR in the field for about 20 years until I went over to compact digital cameras. The results are sometimes not as good as with the more sophisticated equipment but I carry it more often so I miss less shots and I have the chance to collect at the same time
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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