Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Handsome, glossy Scathophagid on a Violet leaf

Posted by Stephen on 19-05-2014 14:16
#1

At rest on a Violet leaf in the garden. What family?

Edited by Stephen on 19-05-2014 17:36

Posted by Fred Fly on 19-05-2014 16:35
#2

Only family? It belongs to Scathophagidae.

Posted by Stephen on 19-05-2014 17:35
#3

Thank-you, Piet! I will add the family to the title.

Posted by Stephen on 19-05-2014 20:45
#4

Looking at BugGuide images, seems to be Cordilura, perhaps C. scapularis.