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 Calliphoridae (Chrysomya?) - Tanzania
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 25-05-2021 21:55
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
Can anyone identify this fly? I believe it belongs to Calliphoridae (perhaps Chrysomya sp. if I compare it to the pictures in the Gallery). Location: Moshi (northeastern Tanzania) Date: 23-05-2021 Thanks in advance. Jeroen K attached the following image:  [127.38Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 26-05-2021 07:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I would agree
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| Jeroen K |
Posted on 26-05-2021 11:35
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Member Location: Kapellen, Belgium Posts: 1141 Joined: 03.04.09 |
Thanks, Paul. I tried to use the key provided by Irish et al. (2014) on adults of Aftrotropical Chrysomya species and landed on C. albiceps. Not sure if this can be confirmed or if the picture is not detailed enough to tell?
Edited by Jeroen K on 26-05-2021 11:35 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-05-2021 11:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18820 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The dark transverse band on thorax disagrees. This suggests putoria. That said, I am not 100 % sure this is Chrysomyia, given the projecting mouth margin. I would suggest to investigate Cochliomyia as well. Theo |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 26-05-2021 14:49
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10205 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Zeegers wrote: The dark transverse band on thorax disagrees. This suggests putoria. That said, I am not 100 % sure this is Chrysomyia, given the projecting mouth margin. I would suggest to investigate Cochliomyia as well. Theo Which species of Cochliomyia are in Africa? This fly is not C. macellaria or C. hominivorax, which have longitudinal stripes on the thorax. I do not know about the other species. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-05-2021 15:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18820 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Me niether. I did not claim it to be Cochliomyia, I suggested it to be investiged. Your fly is not the European Chrysomyia albiceps, of that I am sure. Cochliomyia occurs in Sahara / Sahel (originally introduced in Lybia and eventually reaching Iraq and beyond ?) but Tanzania is still a long way to go. Theo |
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