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 Sarcophagidae?
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| finklez |
Posted on 18-07-2009 21:47
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 Member Location: Israel, Hasharon Posts: 19 Joined: 18.07.09 |
Hi. This is my first post  , got some old pics that need id..photos taken in israel, on february not sure about size, think about a house fly, 1cm btw, is there a preferred angle for identification? for future photography hope the size is good enough finklez attached the following image:  [41.51Kb] The Diptera set: http://www.flickr...618993626/ |
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| finklez |
Posted on 18-07-2009 21:49
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Member Location: Israel, Hasharon Posts: 19 Joined: 18.07.09 |
second photo, should be the same subject.. thanks. finklez attached the following image:  [56.13Kb] The Diptera set: http://www.flickr...618993626/ |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-07-2009 21:56
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
No. It is Muscidae. Stomoxys calcitrans.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 18-07-2009 21:57 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 18-07-2009 21:58
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Welcome ! Your fly is a Muscidae, a male Stomoxys calcitrans, a biting fly (look at the long sclerotized proboscis) annoying cattle. Stephane. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-07-2009 23:59
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
finklez wrote: btw, is there a preferred angle for identification? for future photography Welcome to the forum  There is no good answer to that question - other than perhaps the more angles, the better Each fly family relies on different characters for identification but if you include close & clear lateral and dorsal shots of the whole fly then you are starting with good fundamentals. Experts will usually ask to see specific characters later - such as wing, leg or head close-ups
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| finklez |
Posted on 19-07-2009 05:59
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Member Location: Israel, Hasharon Posts: 19 Joined: 18.07.09 |
Thanks alot everyone.
The Diptera set: http://www.flickr...618993626/ |
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