Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphora vomitoria?
Posted by guplox on 23-02-2022 11:50
#1
Picture taken last February, east China (Zhejiang province). I think the general body coloration is very similar to the Calliphora vomitoria pictures in this thread (
https://diptera.i...pid=362526) but I don't see the diagnostic red hairs on the back of the head. Should C. vomitoria be ruled out? Or it is the very species? Many thanks in advance!
Edited by guplox on 23-02-2022 11:51
Posted by Zeegers on 23-02-2022 15:50
#2
Yes, it is NOT vomitoria. you have several other options unknown to the western Palaearctic.
Theo
Posted by guplox on 23-02-2022 15:54
#3
Great! Thank you Theo for ruling out Calliphora vomitoria! I'll explore other directions. :)
Posted by Zeegers on 23-02-2022 17:15
#4
Kurahashi did a lot of work on the Oriental, that might be a start.
Theo
Posted by guplox on 24-02-2022 03:51
#5
Thank you for the suggestion! :)
Posted by Zeegers on 27-02-2022 14:45
#6
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3985/
Posted by guplox on 28-02-2022 02:41
#7
Thank you Theo for the link to the key. I took a very quick look and it seems to me if my specimen is a Calliphora, then C. pattoni could be a good candidate (but I need a better close-up pictures of the postgena characters to make sure the diagnostic orange-colored hairs are present or not). If my specimen is a Bellardia, B. pubescens might be worth considering (body length longer than 8mm).:)
Posted by Zeegers on 28-02-2022 07:39
#8
The number of IA bristles is important In case you wondered , yours have 1 + 3.
Theo
Posted by guplox on 28-02-2022 13:09
#9
Thank you Theo for the reminder! |t