Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scatophaga lutaria?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-11-2007 17:11
#1
Hello!
Is this a female of
Scatophaga lutaria? It was rather large, 10-12 mm. Found this afternoon at forest edge, Ostwestfalen/Germany, at 4 ?C between the rain showers...
Edited by Juergen Peters on 12-11-2007 17:13
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-11-2007 17:11
#2
Another picture.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 12-11-2007 17:13
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-11-2007 17:12
#3
Third pic.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-11-2007 15:08
#4
Hello!
Juergen Peters wrote:
Is this a female of Scatophaga lutaria?
No idea anybody? ;)
Posted by Susan R Walter on 15-11-2007 13:29
#5
Juergen
I had a look at this and tried to run it through a key, but it seems to have the wrong number of bristles on the tibia pointing in the wrong directions, and I couldn't work out what species from these images. Someone more experienced may be able to offer an opinion!:(
Posted by Kahis on 15-11-2007 13:38
#6
Tough call. Many critical characters are not visible.
S. suilla ?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-11-2007 16:32
#7
Hello, Susan and Kahis!
Kahis wrote:
Tough call. Many critical characters are not visible. S. suilla ?
If it's not possible, then it's not possible... ;). Thanks nevertheless.
I only had compared with the pictures in the gallery, and because I never had a
Scatophaga suilla with such grey thorax colouration (possibly only has lost hairs), I tended to
S. lutaria...