Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagids ?

Posted by ChrisR on 30-07-2007 12:35
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Well, they're all sarcophagids but I wouldn't be so rash as to give them a name ;) The top one might be Sarcophaga carnaria, "sensu latu" but you need to see the male genitalia to be sure because there are about 6 very similar species :) The second one does look a bit different but I'd need to see the specimen to be able to say for sure - scale is a bit hard to judge from close-up photos and they all look very similar from the top :) Sarcophagids are worth catching because in my experience you can find quite a few species just by collecting as many different-sized flies as you can on a site.