Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae and/or Calliphoridae
Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2007 17:44
#1
Hello!
On first glance I thought, all flies from this afternoon (-1 ?C) at our house (Ostwestfalen/Germany) were of the same species. All were about 10 mm and had some fuzzy hairs on the thorax - so I was into
Pollenia sp.. But now that I look at the photos, I think neither one is
Pollenia?!
This male seems to have a too weak bend in vein M. Could it be a
Muscina (Muscidae)?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2007 17:49
#2
Hello!
A female with a stronger bend in M-vein. Same wall as the male.
Only on the second of these two larger photos I see much metallic blue. At first I thought these pics were from the same indivudual (pics taken during 15 minutes at the same wall, but I was not continously present), but now I'm not sure anymore... :(. The last pics seems to show a
Calliphora...
http://www.foto-u...ina_W2.jpg
http://www.foto-u...ina_W3.jpg
Edited by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2007 17:50
Posted by Xespok on 16-12-2007 19:59
#3
Muscina and Calliphora were my idea, too.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-12-2007 20:08
#4
Hello, Gabor!
Xespok wrote:
Muscina and Calliphora were my idea, too.
Thanks! I can't remember having seen such a "hairy"
Muscina, therefore I wasn't sure.