CLOSED: A deadly embrace of Scathophaga stercoraria ?

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 04, 2008

Anyone disagrees?

I found this gruesome scenery happening on a leaf of an oak seedling..
After it noticed my presence it took off with prey and all, so must be strong!

http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/WFlies/Scathophaga.stercoraria.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1120/535206721_346cbb3209_o.jpg

Probably a male as it is more goldish in colour;

http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/vliegen/overig/scatophaga_stercoraria_hs1_6264.jpg





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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 04, 2008

Sure looks like one (see http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/WFlies/Scathophaga.stercoraria.html), but I am not all that familiar with other species in that genus.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 04, 2008

Thank you Suunto! I did a further search and only found two species in this genus in Belgium, that second didn't match so I can mark it as solved...

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 05, 2008

That's the one!

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 06, 2008

Thank you!

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