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16-04-2011, 01:51 PM
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| | | Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
This was such an attractive fly I've been trying to identify it against images in the Gallery, etc. I notice pictures of Blow-flies of Sarcophaga species having the striped and chequerboard effect, but I think other flies do too? I'd be very grateful for a steer, if it's possible to say?   |
16-04-2011, 03:06 PM
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| | | Re: Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
It reminds me (very much) of the sarcophagid Amobia signata. That is uncommon in UK.
Might be worth putting it on diptera.info and see what the European specialists make of it.
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16-04-2011, 03:27 PM
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| | | Re: Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
Thank you oxycera. As I've got lots of other angles, I just tried putting that name into that website to see if I could glean from any thread comments which bits of the fly it would be important to show, if I do try posting it there. But of course I only found comments such as 'parafrontal row of proclinate setulae' - which left me none the wiser! |
16-04-2011, 03:49 PM
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| | | Re: Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
I only do technical under the microscope. When it comes to photos I usually just go on 'jizz', if you like. So my comments are based on general impression (and may of course be in error) but this one looks right, somehow. I do have a specimen which re-enforced my initial feeling.
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16-04-2011, 04:28 PM
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| | | Re: Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
Thanks again oxycera. I've tried six times to register with diptera.info, but can't get the validation code right! (I'm wondering if there's a problem with it because the audio code doesn't match the visual one, and anyway I've tried it so many times I don't think my sight can be THAT bad! But who knows. |
18-04-2011, 08:21 PM
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| | | Re: Blue-grey patterned fly for ID if poss
Glad that someone agrrees with me (on Dipterists Forum).
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