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Sarcophaga carnaria?
Marcello
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Posted on 18-07-2012 20:36
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Hello,

can you help me please to identificate this fly Smile

Maybe it's the Sarcophaga carnaria?

18.07.2012 - Padua (Italy) North Italy

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Marcello
Edited by Marcello on 18-07-2012 21:53
 
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Sarcophagidae; Sarcophaga sp.
 
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Thanks!

Could be it the Sarcophaga carnaria?

Roger Thomason wrote:
Sarcophagidae; Sarcophaga sp.
 
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Sarcophaga spp. (and most Sarcophagidae) can only be identified to species by examining the male genitalia ... this is a female so anyway it would be unidentifiable, even if you had pinned it Wink
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Interesting ...

Thanks for the info Smile

ChrisR wrote:
Sarcophaga spp. (and most Sarcophagidae) can only be identified to species by examining the male genitalia ... this is a female so anyway it would be unidentifiable, even if you had pinned it Wink
 
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