Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Starters Guide

Posted by Bert de Ruiter on 18-10-2016 19:13
#1
Hi there,

A few years ago I started to take pictures of insects and I´m trying to identify the specimen I meet in front of my camera.

I started with the Syrphidae and Asilidae and slowly I´m starting to learn which is which.

But now I´m looking for a good book, a kind of starters guide to recognize or learn the differences between the other families. Sometimes I even have problems to tell which family a specimen belongs to.

Any hints or tips?

Regards,

Bert

Posted by rvanderweele on 18-10-2016 19:16
#2
Bert, send me in a PM your email address

Posted by John Carr on 18-10-2016 19:31
#3
Get Stephen Marshall's book Flies – The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera.

Posted by Sundew on 18-10-2016 22:16
#4
This is a very helpful website: http://www.mydipt...index.html
This can also be recommended: http://fsj.field-..._143_a.pdf
Edited by Sundew on 18-10-2016 22:21

Posted by Bert de Ruiter on 20-10-2016 11:44
#5
Goodmorning all,

Thanks for you answers, tips, links, suggestions, etc.

I will see if they can be of any help to me. I'm sure they will.

Regards,

Bert

@ Ruud: requested email is in your mailbox.