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 Calliphoridae from San Francisco
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 14-09-2023 22:55
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5266 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found in the S.F. Botanic Garden on 20th July 2023. Maybe a male Cochliomyia macellaria OR is it Compsomyiops callipes?
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [190.95Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 14-09-2023 23:25 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 15-09-2023 11:45
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10227 Joined: 22.10.10 |
From Whitworth's key: Setae on posterior margin of hind coxa pale; palp filiform; calypter whitish; bend in M closer to wing margin than dm-cu crossvein. Three species, one widespread (C. macellaria) ... Cochliomyia Townsend (3 species) Setae on posterior margin of hind coxa long and dark; palp clavate; calypter brown; bend in M closer to dm-cu crossvein or about equal distance between crossvein and wing margin. Found primarily in the southwestern U.S ... Compsomyiops (callipes) (1 species) Edited by John Carr on 15-09-2023 11:45 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 27-09-2023 23:15
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5266 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks for that John. I did see the key being mentioned on a lot of posts in BugGuide but I still couldn't make up my mind which one it was, as hard to tell now as it was back in 2011 apparently   https://bugguide....iew/591412 Regards Roger Edited by Roger Thomason on 27-09-2023 23:16 |
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