Selection of flies from my unidentified file

Geoff F · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 06:39 PM

It has been raining all day so I have started sorting through my unidentifield files.

And to begin with, a few flies. I have tentative suggestions for some; while I am totally confused by others. So any suggestions would be welcome.

10/05/10

28/05/10. I was thinking Sarcophagidae species but I'm not at all certain of that.

15/06/10

20/07/10

31/08/10

Alternative angle. I was considering Asilidae or Sciomyzidae family here but I can't immediately recognise anything suitable.

Another fly from 31/08/10

I think that will probably do for now. As I have been getting somewhat lost while sorting through these images, and attempting to paste them here in the right order, it is quite possible that I have put something in the wrong order or shown the same image twice, etc. If so, I will try to correct later.

oxycera · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 07:39 PM

1. Anthomyia cf procellaris
2. Maybe Muscina but I would have to check further
4. Fairly certain its Nyctia halterata

oxycera · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 06:15 AM

2. isn't Muscina, probably a tachinid, maybe Carcelia sp.

Laurence Clemons · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 08:40 AM

5 and 6 are a female Dilophus febrilis (Bibionidae).
7 is one of the Delia species with long hairs on the sides of the abdomen c/f criniventris (Anthomyiidae).

Geoff F · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 02:23 PM

Many thanks for sorting those.

I had very tentatively thought about one of the Anthomyia species for #1 but I was far from convinced and didn't have any idea about the remainder.

I will start another post with a couple more flies for checking but hopefully I think I might have done a little better with these.