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 Calliphora vomitoria?
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 28-06-2008 23:24
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 Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
Hello everybody, I feel like I haven't learned much for I still am not certain about this one... C. vomitoria? Of am I way off (again?)  
Best regards, Iolaire |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 28-06-2008 23:31
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I think this is C. vicina |
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 28-06-2008 23:49
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Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
I hope not, but I fear you just might be right!
Best regards, Iolaire |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 29-06-2008 11:37
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Rui is right 
Susan |
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 29-06-2008 12:34
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Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
Thanks for the confirmation Susan! But what makes it C. vicina and not C. vomitoria? Best regards, Iolaire |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 29-06-2008 13:24
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
The two things that stand out in this picture are the red face with black beard and the brown basicosta (at the base of the wing). C vomitoria would have a black face with red beard and a black basicosta. My impression is that C vicina is more synanthropic (more likely to be associated with human habitation), more tolerant of warmer temperatures and generally more widespread and common over a longer season - by far the majority of pictures of Calliphora will be C vicina. C vomitoria is not really uncommon, but tends to appear at higher altitudes and/or later in the year - although I would not discount you seeing vomitoria occasionally. I think C vomitoria is probably more picky about where it breeds too.
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 29-06-2008 13:35
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Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
Susan, Thank you very much. This helps!!
Best regards, Iolaire |
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