Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Yet another
Posted by Rafael Estevez on 21-08-2007 16:58
#1
Hello again,
I have more in the box, I dont want to be a nuisence.
This one was portraited in La Vall D'Aran (Lerida) Pyrenees, Spain at 1600 mts. in fresh grassland pasture. Calcareous soil in the proximities of a birch forest.
Early July 2007.-
Once again thnks very much for your efforts.
Rafael
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 21-08-2007 16:59
#2
Scathophagidae. :)
NOT the Scathophaga stercoraria (the most common) by sure! ;)
Posted by Rafael Estevez on 21-08-2007 17:26
#3
Thanks again JOrge, youre a genius.-
Rafael
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 21-08-2007 17:35
#4
No. not a genius. Just a crazy man for flies. :) Don?t ask me why! :)
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 21-08-2007 17:39
#5
Interesting fly, next week I'll show it to Andrey Ozerov
Posted by Tony Irwin on 21-08-2007 21:48
#6
And the reason it's not
Scathophaga stercoraria is ...? :|
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 21-08-2007 21:56
#7
is... I should be quiet in saying possible genus for Scathophagidae. :D
so is this a female? :S
Posted by Kahis on 21-08-2007 23:08
#8
It is a female. Females of
S. stercoraria are *very* variable in colour: yellow, reddish, green, grey...
I'm not 100% sure your fly is
stercoraria though.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 22-08-2007 19:18
#9
So what are the other possibilities? Those are fairly definitely dark antennae. Very curious now :)
Posted by Tony Irwin on 22-08-2007 21:56
#10
While we're waiting, I just wanted to say it's a very nice picture, Rafael! B)
Posted by Rafael Estevez on 22-08-2007 22:02
#11
Thnks a lot Tony.-
Rafael