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 Sarcophagidae ?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 24-10-2006 11:38
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This fly was resting on some corn leaves. Sarcophagidae? I had also thought of Tachinidae. Length 13 mm. Open area near woodlands, West Virginia, USA, 3 September 2006. Stephen attached the following image:  [79.71Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 24-10-2006 11:39
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
View of the eyes and antennae.
Stephen attached the following image:  [79.11Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 24-10-2006 13:59
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
Yep Sarcophagidae. Take a look at http://www.zmuc.d...rc_web.htm Thomas Pape's website. Thomas is very helpful I'm sure he'll be pleased to see this excellent image and give you an id.Please post it if he does  . Slainte (Cheers) Robert |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 24-10-2006 15:00
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Robert! I had run into Thomas Pape on BugGuide where he was a big help ID'ing a couple of my fly photos. Maybe he will be able to shed further light on this one. I hadn't known about his site?it looks great! Go raibh maith agat, Robert (thank-you). --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-10-2006 00:01
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
At Robert's suggestion I asked Thomas Pape if he would share his expertise, and he did. Thomas stated that the three black stripes on the thorax almost always mean subfamily Sarcophaginae. He added, "Genus is either Sarcophaga or Boettcheria." Thank-you Thomas and thank-you Robert! --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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