Posted by ChrisR on 09-10-2011 18:40
#1
These are French Guianan stratiomyids photographed by Stephane Brule - are they the same species - can they be identified? :)
Edited by ChrisR on 09-10-2011 18:40
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 09-10-2011 20:58
#4
Yes, indeed Cyphomyia, and there are some lookalikes with this appearance, like auriflamma, banksi, bequaerti and sulcifrons. Maybe even more but I don't know them all. It's a female, males look quite different, without the yellow head for example.
Greetings
Posted by ChrisR on 09-10-2011 21:05
#5
Thanks guys - they're certainly lovely flies. Which features are used to identify the species?