Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nyctia halterata (Sarcophagidae)? (13.05.11) --> Sarcophagidae sp.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2011 22:40
#1

Hello!

A 5 mm fly from our garden yesterday (northwest Germany). Is Nyctia halterata correct?

Edited by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2011 23:21

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2011 22:40
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Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2011 22:40
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Pic #3

Posted by ChrisR on 14-05-2011 22:50
#4

It's a small sarcophagid but not Nyctia I think - the wing isn't shaded and the body isn't dark/shiny enough :)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2011 23:21
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ChrisR wrote:
It's a small sarcophagid but not Nyctia I think - the wing isn't shaded and the body isn't dark/shiny enough


Thanks, Chris! With the bare eye I first thought it was a Rhinophorid, but on the PC I saw it must be Sarcophagidae. I did not have Nyctia halterata before. Would have been too nice... ;)