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 white frons spotted fly --> Sarcophagidae Metopia sp
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 28-07-2011 20:22
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Loire-Atlantique, western France, July 17 2011. seen twice at the east edge of a wood ... 4 mm long. pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [108.77Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 29-07-2011 17:46 |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 28-07-2011 20:24
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
this white spot is very shiny and attract the look ...
pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [115.2Kb] |
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| tristram |
Posted on 28-07-2011 20:31
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1333 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Looks like a Miltogramma sp (Sarcophagidae), eg: http://diptera.in...to_id=3544 http://diptera.in...to_id=3745 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 28-07-2011 20:40
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Not exactly, this is a male Metopia.
Stephane. |
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| tristram |
Posted on 28-07-2011 20:50
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1333 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Of course! The long antennae, for a start. I obviously have to take more care with Sarcophagidae. |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 29-07-2011 17:45
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many thanks to both of you !!  |
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