Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Calliphoridae
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| karl |
Posted on 06-06-2008 19:13
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Member Location: Valkenswaard netherlands Posts: 9 Joined: 26.04.08 |
I have taken this in my garden this morning in Valkenswaard south of the netherlands one is bronze coloured and the other green is this the same species?
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| karl |
Posted on 06-06-2008 19:15
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Member Location: Valkenswaard netherlands Posts: 9 Joined: 26.04.08 |
This is the green one who are most common in my garden these days mostly sitting in the sun.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 11-06-2008 12:57
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
I can't see enough to be certain. Based on what I can see I think they are probably both male Lucilia sericata but I wouldn't be willing to put money on it. The difference in colour is a product of the fly aging from metallic green to a more bronzed colour.
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| karl |
Posted on 13-06-2008 18:43
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Member Location: Valkenswaard netherlands Posts: 9 Joined: 26.04.08 |
Thanks for your reply susan if you need more pictures just let me know i have many pictures of this fly. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 14-06-2008 21:46
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
To be able to positively ID Lucilia sericata I need to clearly see the base of the wing (basicosta ) and the mid tibia. The flies pictured above are both Lucilia, but there are half a dozen very similar species that would be possible for you to get. L sericata is probably the most common in most places, particularly in urban areas.
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