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 Sarcophagidae? from bird nest-box
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| Holenester |
Posted on 17-01-2019 10:59
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I hope this time i made no mistake. Sarcophagidae?? Found in the bird nest-box.
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| Holenester |
Posted on 17-01-2019 10:59
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Another view:
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-01-2019 13:57
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Can you detach a wing, flatten it and photograph it against a white background? That will help to confirm the family.
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| Holenester |
Posted on 17-01-2019 19:10
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Tony, despite I partly destroyed the wing while preparation, I hope this will be helpful:
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-01-2019 21:03
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That does look like a sarcophagid wing. It's difficult to say precisely why the flies were breeding there, but Helicophagella melanura has been recorded as causing myiasis in birds; and other species (especially Parasarcophaga) are known to feed on carrion. It would be worth searching for a male to make a positive identification of the species - even if none has emerged, it may be possible to dissect a pharate male from one of the puparia.
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| Holenester |
Posted on 17-01-2019 21:20
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Oh! I think that among bird nest material in nest-box there is a lot of different type of food to consume for sarcophagids: dead nestlings, dead parts of its prey, pupae of other dipterans to parasite or soft larvae of other insects to hunt: tineids, coleoptera, calliphorids. Thank You very much for Your help in identification and comments! |
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but don't see the image in the post.
