Flesh-fly (Sarcophaga bercaea)

This is a flesh-fly on a carrot flower!

comments (5)

Bridget Charity Rendall

Grizzly Bear

Would really appreciate some help with this one. Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  It looks like it is a flesh fly:
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophaga_bercaea
  
  The problem is, there are 2500 species in that family. And it gets worse:
  
  "Generally only males of this family can reliably be identified to species, and then only by examination of dissected genitalia. The literature is incomplete or scattered for all regions" Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. Bridget Charity Rendall
    
    Grizzly Bear
    
    I wondered if it was a flesh fly but what confuses me is the orange bit between the eyes?
    Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Don't know, could be a clue for identification :) Posted 12 years ago
    2. 1. Bridget Charity Rendall
        
        Grizzly Bear
        
        That is the route I went down when trying to identify it, at one stage I even thought it could be a Yellow Dung Fly, it is quite fun, if somewhat tense at times, to research! Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

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