Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scathophaga sp?

Posted by Iolaire on 28-06-2008 23:26
#1

And what about hese ones....

On the beach, feasting on a dead crab.

Scathophaga sp? Is a full ID possible?

waarneming.nl/fotonew/6/348546.jpg

Posted by Susan R Walter on 29-06-2008 11:34
#2

They don't suggest Scathophaga to me - but it's pretty difficult to tell from this photo, and you saw them in real life which would help. I suspect they'll be some sort of Muscid.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 29-06-2008 12:10
#3

They could be some Fucellia (Anthomyidae).

Posted by Iolaire on 29-06-2008 12:31
#4

Thank you both.

Difficult, it seems...;) I've been looking over the photographs I made of these, but the picture above is the best I can come up with. I've tried photoshopping it but not with a better result.

Which family / species is most likely?