Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae => Pollenia sp., male

Posted by Gansucha on 05-04-2022 19:57
#1
Ukraine, Rivne region, on March 24.
Good evening ! Here I am not sure even with the genus of this male. Pollenia? But, in my opinion, they have a more hairy chest and I have not seen in the gallery of individuals with blue glitter ...
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Edited by Gansucha on 06-04-2022 04:19

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2022 21:37
#2
Hello,

it is a worn (after overwintering) Pollenia male. The bluish opalescence should be a light effect.

Posted by Gansucha on 06-04-2022 04:30
#3
Thank you, Juergen !
Isn't this faint blue glow a sign of some species ?