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Calliphoridae or Sarcophagidae?
Nikita Vikhrev	#1 Posted on 06-11-2005 16:05
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9220 Joined: 24.05.05	05 nov, Moscow, park, on birch. Arista and taxi spots on abdomen - like Sarcophagidae. But there is obvios metallic colour, especialy on abdomen. It leads to Calliphoridae. Two more fact. Normaly this time in Moscow is full winter. But: 1. Wings look like that of very fresh emerged fly. 2. Today (without camera) I found the same (95% sure) flies rather common on the sunheated wall of house. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Zeegers	#2 Posted on 06-11-2005 17:52
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18518 Joined: 21.07.04	Calliphoridae As you note yourself, European Sarcophagidae Sarcophaginae are never metallic blue nor green. (Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae, the other subfamily, are very different) Theo Zeegers


Nikita Vikhrev	#3 Posted on 06-11-2005 18:07
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9220 Joined: 24.05.05	Thank you, Theo. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Kahis	#4 Posted on 06-11-2005 23:29
Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04	Caliphoridae, very probably Calliphora especially if common. Blue-grey thorax and blue abdomen with white tessellation will (almost) always by this genus. Cheers, Kahis


Andrius	#5 Posted on 07-11-2005 10:49
Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05	I would even say it is Calliphora vicina. Nikita, you should check "Opredelitel nasekomych evropejskoj chasti SSSR" - there are only 4 species and C.vicina is quite easily distinguished


Nikita Vikhrev	#6 Posted on 07-11-2005 12:12
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9220 Joined: 24.05.05	Thank you Jere and Andrius. This week I'll check it (at home I have only first half of volum with Nematocera and Orthorrapha). Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University