Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Help with identification
Posted by Bob on 06-10-2013 07:48
#1
I assume this fly is a blow fly in the family Calliphoridae. Anyone know the possible genus? Photographed in Juneau, Alaska on August 22, 2013 -- lots of salmon carcasses in the area.
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by John Carr on 06-10-2013 14:19
#2
Maybe
Lucilia illustris. Most of the species with two postsutural acrostichal bristles like warmer climates.
Posted by Bob on 07-10-2013 23:35
#3
Thanks John -- I am slowly beginning to understand the connections between salmon carcasses and pollinators.
Bob
Posted by celowsky on 18-11-2013 20:38
#4
I would suggest using this key, which is online and has images to boot.
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/mwr_11/intro.html