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 Calliphoridae? --> Pollenia sp. (f)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-02-2008 00:32
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14330 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! This fly (from yesterday, Ostwestfalen/Germany) was almost as large as one of the many Calliphora females flying around at the moment. But it had no blue color. What could it be? The only possibility, which comes into my mind, is a big, rather worn Pollenia. That genus was also numerous in the last days, but they are mostly 7-8 mm long and much more slender like this typical one: http://www.foto-u..._7mm_f.jpg A larger pic of the 12 mm-Calliphorid: http://www.foto-u...2mm_f2.jpg Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [60.48Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 12-02-2008 18:04 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 12-02-2008 10:37
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7320 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi J?rgen This is indeed a Pollenia - the wavy golden hairs are visible on the sides of the thorax. Don't worry about the size differences - they can vary quite a bit - depends on the size of the host and the number of larvae parasitising it. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-02-2008 18:03
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14330 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Tony Irwin wrote: This is indeed a Pollenia - the wavy golden hairs are visible on the sides of the thorax. Don't worry about the size differences - they can vary quite a bit - depends on the size of the host and the number of larvae parasitising it. Thanks a lot, Tony! It was not only the mere size, which irritated me, also the "fat" shape  .
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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