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 Calliphora vomitaria?
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| lynkos |
Posted on 20-10-2005 06:54
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Could this be the unattractively named Calliphora vomitaria? Thanks, Sarah |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 25-10-2005 00:40
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Or Calliphora Vicina?, I see a sharp kink in the M-vein, Calliphora Vicina got also this kink in the M-vein(I am not sure). And I read that thorax and body of the Vicina must be hairy!? Perhabs a specialist can tell you more...  best regards Robert Heemskerk |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 25-10-2005 07:07
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
For a Calliphora I would expect it to be more blueish, but, hey, what do I know about Calliphoridae? 
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| lynkos |
Posted on 25-10-2005 07:39
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Thanks Robert and Paul. The lack of blue sheen could be due to the light in the undergrowth which tends to accentuate reflectance to the detriment of good colour rendition. I in fact remember it as rather bluer than it appears in the photo, Sarah |
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| Andrius |
Posted on 25-10-2005 08:59
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05 |
I think this is really Calliphora, but is it hard to tell if it is vomitoria or vicina or some other species. In the keys I used one of the feature was the color and amount of different hairs on the head, but the head is hardly visible in your picture...
Edited by Andrius on 25-10-2005 09:00 |
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| lynkos |
Posted on 26-10-2005 06:56
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
That's very useful feedback Andrius. The next time I'll know the importance of also including a photo of the face. For all that they're common, they're actually very difficult to photograph calmly as they are nearly always restless and have little patience with photographers  , Sarah
Edited by lynkos on 26-10-2005 06:56 |
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