Thread subject: Diptera.info :: An orange Scathophaga sp.?

Posted by Stephen on 12-02-2011 20:06
#1

Is this a Scapthophaga species?

23 May 2007, deciduous forest near small stream, West Virginia USA, elevation 330 meters.

Length 5-6 mm.

Edited by Stephen on 12-02-2011 20:12

Posted by Stephen on 12-02-2011 20:09
#2

Dorsal view.

Posted by Stephen on 12-02-2011 20:10
#3

Third and final view.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 12-02-2011 21:25
#4

Looks like Scathophaga but I am unfamiliar with North American species.