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 Sarcophagidae fly
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2006 01:00
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Taken on 4th July in Amadora - LISBOA - PORTUGAL A very clear fly. Amazing grey colour. Looks like a tachinidae fly... Genus level would be very appreciated! Thank you! Look those orange antennas... no such long bristles usual in tachinid...  EDIT: Fix: title... Oh... very few bristles...red eyes! Ok... but it looks an unusual sarcophagidae fly! jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [143.75Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2006 09:13 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 24-08-2006 07:56
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
You are back in the area of Sarcophagidae - Miltogramminae.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2006 10:34
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Paul Beuk wrote: You are back in the area of Sarcophagidae - Miltogramminae. Hi Paul It fits great because I saw a lot of Bembex sp. wasps WHERE I saw this fly! And some Polistes spp. too! I know that these flies are kleptoparasites of bees and wasps! here: "The large majority of Miltogramminae are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and wasps (e.g., Spofford et al. 1989)" <<< anybody know which sarcophagidae flies kleptoparasite Bembex wasp? Or Polistes sp.? >>>> Thank you! |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-08-2006 18:59
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19143 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Beautiful Miltogramminae! Does not ring a bell, and it would if I had ever seen it. Theo |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2006 19:59
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Zeegers wrote: Beautiful Miltogramminae! Does not ring a bell, and it would if I had ever seen it. Theo  No genus level possible to determine? Which are the best possibilites for this fly? It was amazing to see Bembex sp. fly very near ground and stops sometimes to forage (?).. and not so far, I saw this fly awaiting in the shadow casted by little stone. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-08-2006 20:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19143 Joined: 21.07.04 |
ID to genus or even species level is quite likely possible, ... by an expert. My knowledge of the Mediterrean fauna is simply too small, so I don't qualify Sorry Theo |
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| Liekele Sijstermans |
Posted on 14-02-2007 11:17
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Member Location: Geldermalsen Netherlands Posts: 305 Joined: 16.04.05 |
It is Craticulina (Sarcophagidae). And it is indeed beautifull - as most miltogramminae :-). Identification to the species level is only possible if you have collected a specimen. Liekele |
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