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| nick upton |
Posted on 22-05-2011 17:10
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone ID this scathophagid which looks different to others I've seen (though S. stercoraria does seem rather variable so maybe that's what is is?). 4.5.11 c8mm hunting on streamsde vegetation, Wiltshire, UK. nick upton attached the following image:  [101.71Kb] Edited by nick upton on 23-05-2011 11:25 Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 23-05-2011 11:05
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Is it really Scathophagidae?? I thought it is Sciomyzidae!!! 
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 23-05-2011 11:24
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Sara, I think you're probably right, and the habitat is just right for a "marsh fly" - lurking near a stream where they might find snail hosts. Sciomyzidae is not a family I know at all and the "look" and postures they took up looked very "scathophagid" to my untrained eyes, but on checking the gallery, this looks right for a sciomyzid, maybe a Tetanocera sp. Maybe someone who knows this group can confirm / help identify and I'll update the thread heading.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 30-05-2011 18:44
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Tetanocera indeed.
Stephane. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 04-06-2011 20:38
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks for your confirmation Stephane. Apologies for being slow to reply. I have been on beautiful Lesbos for a week, where I was busy with my camera.
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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