Thread subject: Diptera.info :: two flies for iD if possible
Posted by Toby on 12-05-2010 21:16
#1
don't know if this is a sepsidae, it was displaying and briefly attracted interest, around 3mm
and this bristly fly about 4mm, both SW London near river Thames
Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-05-2010 21:39
#2
As they are unrelated you had better put them in different threads.
Top one:
Saltella sphondylii. Bottom one is tachinid...
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 12-05-2010 22:06
#3
Top one is Piophilidae, maybe
Allopiophila luteata.
The second one is
Gastrolepta anthracina if I'm not wrong.
Posted by Sundew on 12-05-2010 22:07
#4
Let me try: tachinid might be
Gastrolepta anthracina. Hope the experts won't laugh too much...
Posted by Sundew on 12-05-2010 22:08
#5
Stephane was a bit faster :D! Had the same idea, however, so I feel better.
Edited by Sundew on 12-05-2010 22:10
Posted by Toby on 12-05-2010 22:10
#6
got to page 7 of the Tachinidae gallery when received email that the bottom picture is Medina collaris (page 14) which looks a good match.
Posted by Toby on 12-05-2010 22:16
#7
Sundew wrote:
Let me try: tachinid might be Gastrolepta anthracina. Hope the experts won't laugh too much...
well that looks similar too (p.9) so now i await final judgment...
Posted by Sundew on 12-05-2010 22:26
#8
The dusting of the thorax is more like
Gastrolepta than
Medina.
Medina's antennae also look a bit bigger. However, Theo or Chris will have the final decision!
Posted by ChrisR on 12-05-2010 23:01
#9
I don't see many around here but my first idea was
Gastrolepta anthracina :)