Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Is this S.carnaria?
Posted by jezlee on 11-09-2009 10:34
#1
Can anyone tell from this photograph if it is Sarcophaga carnaria? If so, I couldn't find one in the Gallery?
Edited by jezlee on 11-09-2009 10:35
Posted by ChrisR on 11-09-2009 11:09
#2
It's probably
Sarcophaga but it's impossible to tell species from photos because they're all genitalia-jobs ... you need a male and you have to look at his 'bits' to tell which species it is ... and even then the differences are very small ;)
Posted by jezlee on 11-09-2009 11:15
#3
ChrisR wrote:
It's probably Sarcophaga but it's impossible to tell species from photos because they're all genitalia-jobs ... you need a male and you have to look at his 'bits' to tell which species it is ... and even then the differences are very small ;)
Thanks, Chris – I thought you might say something like that! :)
Posted by Jan HC Velterop on 23-10-2009 16:48
#4
It is definitely a Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) male, with broad parafacials and 2 strong marginals on abdominal T3. From the yellow colouring of the parafacials I "feel inclined" to say "S.(S.) subvicina", but I cannot exclude the other 2 british species. Jan H.C.Velterop.