Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid ID please
Posted by davenicholls on 17-04-2008 19:12
#1
Can anyone help with this species. Seen early April in woodland in Leicestershire. Thanks
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-04-2008 19:14
#2
Male
Pollenia sp. (Calliphoridae).
Posted by davenicholls on 17-04-2008 19:54
#3
Thanks Stephane. I've looked at Pollenia images in the gallery - there are a couple of P. rudis males there which have similar abdominal patterns. However I thought P. rudis had golden hairs on the thorax which these don't seem to have.... Could it be rudis?
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 17-04-2008 20:56
#4
Hair can disappear on old flies. It could be
P. rudis, but I doubt it is possible to tell without the specimen in hand.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 18-04-2008 13:13
#5
Actually I think male Pollenia probably can be ID'd from photos. I'm working on it. Give me 6 months B)
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 18-04-2008 13:45
#6
We rely on you Susan. I know you can make the Calliphoridae learning easier ! :)