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Tachinidae?
lynkos
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Posted on 14-06-2007 06:35
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I loathe these sort of flies and find them incredibly hard to even sort into Tachinidae, Muscidae etc. But this one posed so nicely I couldn't resist. Can anyone help? Photographed a few days ago near Rome, Italy, about 7 mm long. Thanks, Sarah.
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Family Sarcophagidae with those red eyes, I suspect, but I'm far from an expert ...
 
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Yes, that's another family I get them mixed up with Angry Pfft!
 
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I'd say it's a scathophagid too Smile
 
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Chris Raper wrote:
I'd say it's a scathophagid too Smile

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Chris Raper wrote:
I'd say it's a scathophagid too Smile



Sarcophagid! I think. Wing venation fits well, checkered abdomen, and thosr red traffic eyes. Wink
 
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Thanks to you all, so a Sarcophagidae it is! Sarah
 
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