Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Caught Calliphora

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-11-2007 08:36
#1

Hello!

I'm not sure, whether this is a "normal" Calliphora vicina. Its face seems rather dark to me, but it's clearly not C. vomitoria. Perhaps another species? Found last night at house (Ostwestfalen/Germany), caught by a sector spider.


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Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-11-2007 08:36
#2

Another picture.

Posted by Zeegers on 04-11-2007 11:59
#3

Correct, it's vicina, by far the most common species


Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-11-2007 23:55
#4

Zeegers wrote:
Correct, it's vicina, by far the most common species


Thanks, Theo! I had hoped it could be one of the rarer winter species. Still looking more closely at each Calliphora these days - hoping I will some day find one of them... ;)

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 05-11-2007 00:35
#5

Really this is the time for adult Zygiella :) We have lots of Zygiella x-notata. ;)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-11-2007 01:10
#6

Hello, Jorge!

jorgemotalmeida wrote:
We have lots of Zygiella x-notata. ;)


We, too. Can't remember such numbers of them (although they are always numerous around the house). Even overexceed the number of Nuctenea umbratica now. :o

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 05-11-2007 01:15
#7

Nuctenea umbratica - very common in Pinus spp. :S
It seems a little (ok?) like one of my favorite spider families: Trochanteriidae :D (not palearctic though :( )