Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID help required

Posted by jezlee on 11-08-2008 11:01
#1
Hello all - can anybody help me identify this fly with the hairy thorax? I'm sure it will be a common one, but I'm no expert! The photograph was taken this week near Birmingham in the UK. The plant is Ragwort.
Edited by jezlee on 11-08-2008 11:04

Posted by jezlee on 11-08-2008 11:03
#2
Sorry - the file was too big - let me try again! ;)

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 11-08-2008 11:09
#3
Hi Jez,
this is a female Pollenia sp Calliphoridae.
The golden hair on thorax is a feature of this genus.