Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another green fly
Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 02-11-2006 23:39
#1
With my overly simple insect guide I arrived at Cynomyia, based mainly on the shape of the abdomen. Can anyone (dis)confirm my uneducated guess? Photograph taken in Belgium, near Stavelot (Ardennes). 19 August 2006.
Thanks again!
Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-11-2006 23:44
#2
I think you are correct (at least, not if the photo changes as with the
Lucilia :P).
Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-11-2006 00:36
#3
Excellent male
Cynomya mortuorum - grey striped thorax, undusted green or blue abdomen and orange anterior frons are the unmistakable combination.
Posted by Zeegers on 03-11-2006 11:21
#4
For some reasons, Cynomyia is green in the Ardennes.
In the Netherlands, it is (nearly) always blue.
Any clues why ?
Theo Zeegers
Posted by lweit on 03-11-2006 18:15
#5
Hello
In NE of France, he's blue
Louis
Posted by Kahis on 03-11-2006 19:38
#6
Both color forms occur in Finland, but blue is dominating.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-11-2006 21:46
#7
Only ever seen green in England and Scotland.