CLOSED: Sepsis fulgens, Lesser Dung Fly, Family Sepsidae

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 29, 2007

This little fly looks like an ant. I feel certain it is Sepsis fulgens, the shape and pattern on the wings is given on this site, I would say mine is a female.

http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/SpFlies/Sepsis.fulgens.html

Wing patterns:

http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/Sepsidae2.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsidae

http://www.gardensafari.net/english/remaining_flies.htm

We have no family for this.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 29, 2007

I got some poorer pics before that one, the body looks thinner but it's probably a male. It is only the size of an ant!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 30, 2007

Janet, I agree with your ID as Sepsis fulgens. I have added the new family, by creating an entry for your fly here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/4722/

Ken

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 30, 2007

Thanks Ken, I have added pics.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 30, 2007

Thanks Janet, I have selected one of your images to appear in the index to represent the Sepsidae
Ken

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