Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Rhinophoridae? --> very likely fem. Stevenia atramentaria (now Calliphoridae)
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| ukursawe |
Posted on 30-07-2023 14:25
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Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 |
Hi, this fly took a rest on a leaf close to our garden hedge. My guess would be that it might belong to the Rhinophoridae family. Is that correct? Leaf near a garden hedge in Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 30.07.2023, app. 6-8 mm Greetings, Uli ukursawe attached the following image:  [293.76Kb] Edited by ukursawe on 30-07-2023 16:52 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 30-07-2023 15:53
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4468 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Uli, from what I see, it's rather likely a female Stevenia atramentaria, now Calliphoridae - Rhinophorinae.
Greetings, Eric |
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| ukursawe |
Posted on 30-07-2023 16:50
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Member Location: Posts: 151 Joined: 28.06.21 |
Hi Eric, thank you very much for the identification. I was not aware of the taxonomic change (though it seems like that was already valid in the 1960ies), but Stevenia would have been my favourite too. Thanks and greetings, Uli |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 31-07-2023 12:04
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2162 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hello Eric, This "new" classification seems not to be widely accepted yet. On Fauna Europaea for example Rhinophoridae is still shown as a separate family. And Pollenia is still mentioned as genus within the Calliphoridae. Not sure what classification should be followed at the moment. Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| eklans |
Posted on 31-07-2023 12:41
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4468 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hello Jan Willem and thank you for your thoughts about this "new" classification. I'm afraid Fauna Europaea is not up-to-date in these cases, based on this articles: 1. Rhinophorinae "Monophyletic blowflies revealed by phylogenomics" by Liping Yan et al incl. Thomas Pape (taxonomic specialist and group coordinator FE) from 2021 2. Polleniidae: "Reclustering the cluster flies (Diptera: Oestroidea, Polleniidae)" by Cerretti et al from 2019 Greetings, Eric |
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