Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophaga sp.
Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 15:33
#1
Hello everybody,
I'm fairly positive that this is Sarcophaga sp.
This is perhaps wishfull thinking but... is there any chance of a full ID?
;)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-09-2007 15:36
#2
Sarcophagidae.
Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 15:48
#3
Thanks Jorge.
I take it that it isn't possible to give a genus or species name?
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 03-09-2007 15:52
#4
I don?t dare to say which genus for this fly! :) usually when we saw a Sarcophagidae (not Miltogramminae) we look at the pic in this way: :o:o or... :|
lol
Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 16:05
#5
I get the picture!;)
But it makes me a little :(
It's the little differences...
So many species, so little time...
Thanks anyway!!
Iolaire
Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2007 17:25
#6
We
can give you a positive ID - if you collect the specimen, and it's not one of the difficult females! ;) There are a few species that are distinctive enough we can be fairly sure of their identity from a photo, but it needs a good image that shows the characters well.
Have a look at
http://www.dipter...post_17910
Edited by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2007 17:27
Posted by Iolaire on 03-09-2007 20:10
#7
Hi Tony,
Thanks for your reply.
Collecting the specimen? I've just started photographing insects a little more serious now and collecting them hasn't really come to mind. Yet. I guess it just did!
I'll try to find (and catch, of course) another one. The picture was taken a couple of weeks ago though. Not sure if I'll find the same species just now.