Yet more flies for id.

[glsammy]

These were all taken during September.








Thanks.

[JRsbugs]

#1 & 3 I think is Tephritis formosa, the wing pattern is not very clear and there is another quite similar.

#2 is possibly a Mucidae female, but they are difficult without a key.

Janet

[glsammy]

Thanks for that. However idiot me uploaded the same image twice.
The other one was this one:

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by glsammy

Thanks for that. However idiot me uploaded the same image twice.
The other one was this one:

I kind of thought you had put in the same pic!

I've had to look very carefully at that one! I came to the conclusion it's most likely to be Eupeodes luniger, the spots are very close to the abdomen edge but they often can be! I've compared it with similar angles of Eupeodes corollae pics I have, all of the females have a broad 'arm' adjoining the spots and the yellow colour actually bleeds into the 'weld' at the side of the abdomen.

[oxycera]

[quote=JRsbugs

#2 is possibly a Mucidae female, but they are difficult without a key.

Janet[/QUOTE]

So muscids are easy with a key?

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by oxycera

So muscids are easy with a key?

That might depend on the level of experience of the person using the key!

There are a couple of people on diptera.info who are very experienced, it then becomes much easier as I'm sure you are aware.

At times I'm not even sure if it's a Muscid or Anthomyiid, some are so similar!