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 Bluebottle - Calliphora vicina or vomitoria?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 19-03-2010 20:38
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
C. vicina I think, but am not sure what characters are most definitive. NickU nick upton attached the following image:  [170.62Kb] |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 19-03-2010 20:39
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
And a head -on view of the same fly
nick upton attached the following image:  [183.36Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-03-2010 20:50
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Calliphora vicina. Reddish gena, the only one Calliphora with this feature. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 19-03-2010 20:56
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
A very helpful, quick response. Thanks Jorge! NickU |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-03-2010 21:43
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I must add that Calliphora uralensis and Calliphora subalpina have yellow-orange gena. But the colour of epaullete and tegula are right for vicina. (the anterior spiracle should be yellow in vicina - not visible) |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 20-03-2010 19:49
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
OK, many thanks for the extra tips. Nick |
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