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Soldier Fly - Stratiomys discalis
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

Soldier Fly - Stratiomys discalis
W Fork Fishtrap Creek Campground, Sanders County, Montana, USA
June 25, 2006
This looks exactly like the image of Stratiomys adelpha in Insects, Their Natural History and Diversity (1).
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 9 September, 2006 - 11:13am
Last updated 9 January, 2007 - 8:26pm

Moved
Moved from Stratiomys.
… john and jane balaban, 9 January, 2007 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Close!
I believe that this is Stratiomys discalis. Its a very closely related species but has a slightly different ventral abdomen pattern.
… Morgan Jackson, 3 December, 2006 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Discalis
Thanks for the help. I googled for discalis and came up with this image at Cedar Creek. The markings doesn't seem to match.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 December, 2006 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

 
That isn't discalis
The picture that you've linked to has been mislabeled. That one looks more like Stratiomys normula. Stratiomys discalis and Stratiomys adelpha never have central markings on the 4th abdominal tergite (the yellow triangle) and their markings in the anterior corners are more like this picture with a solid wedge and not with a broken hash in the middle.
… Morgan Jackson, 6 December, 2006 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

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