Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Chrysomya megacephala male.jpg

Chrysomya megacephala male

Reason: Good quality, lighting and EV. Complements the female FP in the article
Articles this image appears in: Chrysomya megacephala, Blow-fly
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 00:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Questions
- Cited statement from article: cercus of the male is longer than that of the female - if I can see any difference "female" File:Ch.megacephala wiki.jpg has longer cercus and eyes quite close together (eyes with the males being close together and the females farther apart). Can't tell eye distance in the nominated image, but unless the sexual differences are really clear-cut between the two images, I don't think this subject merits a second FP. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 20:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The differences are many and the two are quite easy to tell apart. FWIW, one of the leading old world dipterologist confirmed that this was a male. --Muhammad(talk) 22:34, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks for the reply. I can't resist adding something I was holding back earlier, which is that in these cases, it may be desirable to name the authority who confirmed the ID. I hope the benefits are obvious. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:41, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well this is not always possible but in this case, it was identified by Theo Zeegers of the Netherlands --Muhammad(talk) 01:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- (forgot to add this question earlier) I'm wondering about the strange background color - was this shot indoors? In a studio? Thanks again. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:41, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - No this is a natural environment shot. I guess I got lucky with the bokeh --Muhammad(talk) 01:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted No quorum. --upstate NYer 05:08, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]