Posted by aleix on 11-08-2005 09:49
#1
Can anyone help with the id of this fly. I guess it belongs to Muscidae family, but I'm not sure.
It was photographed in Girona, Catalonia last May
Thanks in advance
Posted by Zeegers on 11-08-2005 19:59
#2
Dear Aleix,
This is not a member of Muscidae, but of Sarcophagidae.
Only very few Muscidae have a well-localized bend in vein M in the wing.
The 'traffic-light'-red eyes points to Sarcophagidae.
It's a member of the tribe Sarcophagini, only to be identified by the male genitalia. So this is the end of the line ... (JJ. Cale)
Theo Zeegers