Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Identified as 'Sarcophaga sp.' by Kahis

Posted by valter on 03-04-2008 18:51
#1

Location: Algarve, Portugal

Date Photo Taken: April 2008

Size: Smaller than Musca Domestica

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Edited by valter on 11-04-2008 11:18

Posted by Kahis on 03-04-2008 18:58
#2

Sarcophaga pumila?

Posted by valter on 07-04-2008 15:58
#3

Well... I'm not sure if it's really Sarcophaga pumila... only Kahis said something...

Edited by valter on 07-04-2008 15:59

Posted by Jan HC Velterop on 11-04-2008 10:43
#4

S. pumila isn't a probable ID: the first photo shows a shadowy marginal bristle on T3 of the abdomen. According to Pape 1987 this occurs "occasionally" but I have not seen it. There are many other candidate species. So, next time: catch the fly and photograph wing, head, abdomen, genitalia, and chaetotaxy. Studying this photo more has no sense. Jan HC Velterop.