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Protocalliphora azurea | A British Calliphorid for ID
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evergestis |
Posted on 26-03-2019 00:20
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
England, Surrey, Bookham Common, 25 March 2019. Is this one of the bird nestling specialists? (The adult was feeding on a bird dropping, by the way) Edited by evergestis on 27-03-2019 13:44 Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
Zeegers |
Posted on 26-03-2019 07:39
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18472 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is Protophormia terranovae. Itself not a bird feeder, but its sisters are. Theo |
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evergestis |
Posted on 26-03-2019 11:33
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
Thanks a lot!
Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
tristram |
Posted on 26-03-2019 14:15
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1329 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Looks more like Protocalliphora azurea female to me. I caught my first of the year on Sunday here in Reading. I often come across them on bird droppings. |
evergestis |
Posted on 26-03-2019 19:11
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
Actually, it does! That's what I thought in the first place, but maybe coloration is not that important, and there is some structural character which is visible on the photo? That's why I posted it here... Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
andrewsi |
Posted on 26-03-2019 20:03
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Member Location: Pocklington UK Posts: 216 Joined: 15.08.09 |
Yes, Protocalliphora azurea female. |
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Zeegers |
Posted on 26-03-2019 21:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18472 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The calypter is pretty dark ? Theo |
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evergestis |
Posted on 26-03-2019 22:43
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
The specimen escaped when I tried to box it, but I have this not very good photo, where you can see some of the calypter, I think. It's pretty dark: Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
evergestis |
Posted on 26-03-2019 23:26
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
But it could always be the lighting...
Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
Zeegers |
Posted on 27-03-2019 08:10
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18472 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi guys, of course, it is yellow in azurea, but at first I ruled it as “too dark”. But at a close look, the upper calypter is pretty light. So you are right, indeed. Theo |
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evergestis |
Posted on 27-03-2019 13:42
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Member Location: London, UK Posts: 282 Joined: 27.09.14 |
Thanks everybody! Solved =)
Vlad Proklov http://evergestis.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/evergestis/ |
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