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Anyone able to tell me what this is, I'd convinced myself it was sarcophaga carnaria but then decided it wasn't, so now favour Pollenia rudis? Any help appreciated. It was feeding on Petroselinum crispum (parsely) flowers, it was quite large at ~12-15mm long.
thanks

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Your first thought was a better one, but without species name.

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Yes, Sarcophaga but impossible to say more without a male specimen :)

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Thanks guys - what would the male show to make the ID positive?
Nick

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A penis!
:D

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Talking of which Nick, as you are in England....http://www.englis...diary.html :P

Regards Roger.....H.L.A.Donkey ;)

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A male must show rather high IQ to be a scientist and to ID sarcophagids...

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Hmm...Would those be the same "scientists" who brought us the Atomic Bomb..How much IQ did that require....

Roger

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A side to the forum I'd not seen or expected, still, a good forum anyway. Yes I'm from England, no, I didn't fly a flag from my car, maybe I'm of saxon blood anyway - come on Germany!

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Back to flies ... sarcophagids of the tribe Sarcophagini usually need an examination of the male genitalia under a microscope to identify them but this is a fairly easy job as they are quite well-endowed ;)