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 Calliphoridae
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| eguzki |
Posted on 07-12-2006 16:43
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 Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
Location: Hungary Date: 2006-07-12 Size: 10-12 mm Habitat: On the wall of my house After I had came home I saw these flies thronging on the wall. Probably they were looking for a warmer cranny where they can hide. If you ask me I would say to you it is Calliphora vicina. Is it correct? eguzki attached the following image:  [139.56Kb] |
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| eguzki |
Posted on 07-12-2006 16:44
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Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
eguzki wrote: Location: Hungary Date: 2006-07-12 Size: 10-12 mm Habitat: On the wall of my house After I had came home I saw these flies thronging on the wall. Probably they were looking for a warmer cranny where they can hide. If you ask me I would say to you it is Calliphora vicina. Is it correct? Another image: eguzki attached the following image:  [132.16Kb] |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 07-12-2006 19:38
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I think so, this looks exaclty like the males of C. vicina that I observed in Hungary. Though the top view is not the best, you should always attempt to do a lateral shot at all flies, particularly if it is a Calyptrate fly. Lateral view is more informative for Calliphora sp.
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 09-12-2006 17:06
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
Hint of red "cheek/jowl" face character of vicina. Compare with the dark, almost black "cheek/jowl" of vomitoria - see the faces in the gallery . Two equally common flies similar in almost all other respects.I think the hint is enough, (it could just be red hairs on black cheeks and therefore vomitoria) to say 90% vicina but as Gabor says try for lateral and head shots wherever possible.Robert Edited by Robert Nash on 09-12-2006 17:11 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 09-12-2006 18:22
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The other character that shows in the photo is the pale basicosta - a feature of vicina
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