Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Metallic blue fly
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| Trik |
Posted on 14-05-2007 19:39
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Member Location: Dorset, England Posts: 8 Joined: 20.08.06 |
Seen on an unidentified leaf in a very wet water meadow, beside a drainage ditch. Field full of developing umbilifers and other wild flowers/grasses. Deciduous woodland and a river close by. My very limited text book suggests Lonchaeidae, but I don`t have a clue. Many thanks Trik |
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| Trik |
Posted on 14-05-2007 19:49
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Member Location: Dorset, England Posts: 8 Joined: 20.08.06 |
Couldn`t attach the picture first time. Image resampled, so trying again. Sorry Trik Trik attached the following image:  [42.63Kb] Edited by Trik on 14-05-2007 19:51 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 14-05-2007 20:00
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Assuming this photo was taken in England, I'd file it under blowflies (Calliphoridae).
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| Trik |
Posted on 14-05-2007 22:16
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Member Location: Dorset, England Posts: 8 Joined: 20.08.06 |
I thought that blowflies were ugly things. This one looks far too attractive to have such unsavoury habits  Thanks for the ID. Trik |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-05-2007 23:07
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Lucillia sp. ?? |
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