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Lucilia richardsi (male) ? -> probably yes
Axel D
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Hello

Is it possible to confirm the ID of this fly found yesterday in a calcareous grassland ?
Basicosta are whitish, each mid tibia has 2 ad. Is the frons narrow enough to exclure species as L. regalis ?
This fly is much smaller than the usual Lucilia sericata that I find on flowers.

Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
24th of August 2020
Length : 5 mm
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Side view (with mid tibia) :
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The keys by Mihalyi (http://publicatio...69_181.pdf) and Rognes (https://www.resea..._in_Norway) give a detailed description of shape and distribution of setae and hairs on the tergites, which in your picture, to me, match L. richardsi. Being no Calliphoridae expert, that's all I can say...
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Thank you Sundew. I used Mihalyi's key but I didn't know Rognes's publication that is more precise about setae on abdomen and frons width. Indeed, it looks good for richardsi. To be confirmed...
 
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