Posted by Susan R Walter on 05-12-2008 15:02
#5
J-C - to get to
illustris/caesar look for:
- black basicosta
- 2 post acr
- T1+2 metallic green like other tergites (and not strongly contrasting black)
- no obvious marginals on T3
- 3rd antennal segment not unusually long
- black hair present on occiput
To separate female
illustris and
caesar for certain is impossible from a photo taken in the field, as you need to be able to see the marginals on T6, but
illustris has very slightly more separated eyes and is more synanthropic. In many places
illustris would be the most common late season
Lucilia.