Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Can someone ID this Fly for a friend?
Posted by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 11:51
#1
A member of a macro photography forum posted this fly as an example of stacking and I asked her if I could post it up here for him so someone could ID it. He gave me the green light so here goes.
Photo by Cyril Hobbins
Edited by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 11:52
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-05-2010 12:31
#2
It is female Anthomyiidae.
cf. Hylemya vagans/nigrimana
Posted by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 12:42
#3
Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
It is female Anthomyiidae.
cf. Hylemya vagans/nigrimana
Thanks, will pass on the info.
I'm a little confused by the cf reference, as that is used to denote that a species is similar to another species but not yet confirmed as being related.
Are you therefore saying that Hylemya vagans is similar to Hylemya nigrimana but that the two are not yet confirmed as being related?
Edited by Larry Shone on 11-05-2010 12:44
Posted by phil withers on 11-05-2010 14:27
#4
means "close to, but cannot be certain from features present in photo" - or something like that.
Posted by Sundew on 11-05-2010 14:37
#5
Could be either
H. vagans or
H. nigrimana, but both not certain ;).
Posted by Larry Shone on 12-05-2010 11:06
#6
phil withers wrote:
means "close to, but cannot be certain from features present in photo" - or something like that.
Well the actual meaning is in this statement on the Wikipedia:
"In the system of binomial nomenclature cf. is used to indicate that the species needs to be seen in context of its comparison to another, but by definition is not confirmed as the same. For example, Corvus cf. splendens indicates "a bird similar to the House Crow but not certainly identified as this species"
Also from a Tarantula forum:
"cf." is used when the identification is not confirmed, but the organism appears similar to or is thought to be a particular species"
"sp." is used when the species has not been determined, even often by sheer guesswork
Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-05-2010 11:08
#7
cf.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 12-05-2010 11:09