tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post1078408014501325250..comments2023-10-01T14:34:35.157+01:00Comments on 1000 for 1KSQ: 400 for GuernseyAndy Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105588316743620086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-36181103659884052482013-05-12T15:34:05.159+01:002013-05-12T15:34:05.159+01:00Thanks for the correction. Would be really good to...Thanks for the correction. Would be really good to get Dave Gibbs to comment on fly photos on this blog - I'll ask.Mark G. Telferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436213627213480893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-42726256877145238872013-05-11T09:39:20.199+01:002013-05-11T09:39:20.199+01:00Found a key for Myopa species on the internet and ...Found a key for Myopa species on the internet and it does appear to be Myopa testacea - thanksM Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955756227234970302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-26456628458649247892013-05-09T22:59:54.392+01:002013-05-09T22:59:54.392+01:00Think the first fly is a Scathophaga sp., maybe Sc...Think the first fly is a Scathophaga sp., maybe Scathophaga inquinata but don't hold me to it!). Probably needs a closer look to be certain.Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-56369296195197788662013-05-09T22:54:17.185+01:002013-05-09T22:54:17.185+01:00I was thinking Myopa testacea - I had the one in t...I was thinking Myopa testacea - I had the one in this link down as Siccus ferrugineus initially but Dave Gibbs pointed out it was Myopa, and subsequently Steve Falk came back with testacea:<br />http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/myopa-testaceaSkevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-54468882669585886392013-05-09T20:02:27.869+01:002013-05-09T20:02:27.869+01:00Hi Mark. Thanks for picking out the family Conopid...Hi Mark. Thanks for picking out the family Conopidae for me - never heard of it! Googling the different genera in the family which are on the Guernsey Diptera list, the genus Myopa seems a closer match to the picture than Sicus. What do you think?M Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955756227234970302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-75637157114290933752013-05-09T18:39:37.240+01:002013-05-09T18:39:37.240+01:00I think the maroon fly is a conopid of the genus S...I think the maroon fly is a conopid of the genus Sicus. In Britain, it is pretty safe to call them S. ferrugineus as the other species, S. abdominalis, has only been recorded once, in 1906.Mark G. Telferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436213627213480893noreply@blogger.com