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Dark fly, black/blue -> Calliphoridae, Calliphora sp.
Karola
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 Hello,

the size was about 5 mm.

Best regards,
Karola

Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, April 22nd, 2021
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 Hi Karola, it's one of the Calliphoridae - difficult to say more...
Greetings, Eric
 
Karola
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 Thank you, Eric. Indeed my expectation was not particularly high...

Regards,
Karola
 
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 The calpyters are dark with pale rims, typical of Calliphora.
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31715949@N00
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 Thank you, John, for the additional information.
 
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