Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physocephala » Physocephala sagittaria
Photo#43967
Here is another Conopid - Physocephala sagittaria - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Here is another Conopid - Physocephala sagittaria - Female
Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
March 2, 2006

Images of this individual: tag all
Here is another Conopid - Physocephala sagittaria - female Here is another Conopid - Physocephala sagittaria - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Sean McCann on 2 March, 2006 - 12:07pm
Last updated 1 January, 2014 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from Physocephala texana.
… Aaron Schusteff, 29 December, 2013 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively...
...based on Joel's comment at

Moved from Physocephala.
… v belov, 26 April, 2011 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

 
=v=...this turns out to be P. sagittaria
This is the "texana look-alike" form of P. sagittaria. It's often mistaken for P. texana, but the dark discal cell; dark facial grooves; black (rather than reddish-brown) "T" on frons; and the Florida locale all indicate P. sagittaria...and exclude texana.

More details, with links to supporting references, can be found within my comment for the post below:




I believe the "ferruginous" (=red) form of P. sagittaria in this post corresponds to what Loew called Conops castanopterus, now a synonym of P. sagittaria. Williston's 1882 translation of Loew, as well as his description of P. sagittaria and its dark form (Loew's P. genualis) can be read online here.
… Aaron Schusteff, 29 December, 2013 - 7:26am login or register to post comments

Physocephala sp.
Hello Sean,
Yes, a conopid allright, and a species in the genus Physocephala. Characteristic in this picture are: no ocelli, and the basal thickening of the hind femur. The other picture also shows the wing venation, which is also important. In the nearctic there are about 7 species in this genus.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 3 March, 2006 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact