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Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-11-2007 20:13

Hello!

Still looking for unusual Calliphoras other than vicina and vomitoria. This one from our house yesterday (Ostwestfalen/Germany) seems the be a candidate... It was not much larger than a normal house fly, and to me it seems to have a different wing shape than C. vicina. Also striking: the long bristles on the forelegs.

Two larger portrait photos:
http://www.foto-u...rait_1.jpg
http://www.foto-u...rait_2.jpg

The "normal" Calliphora still like the rotting bananas in the garden B) (together with some Polietes lardarius, Phaonia subventa, Suillia sp.s and many Drosophilas):
http://www.foto-u...ster_1.jpg
http://www.foto-u...ster_2.jpg

Posted by Susan R Walter on 22-11-2007 13:56

Juergen

A tricky one, but the combination of the brown basicosta and wing base and the bicoloured genae makes me think it is probably vicina.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-11-2007 16:57

Hello, Susan!

Susan R Walter wrote:
A tricky one, but the combination of the brown basicosta and wing base and the bicoloured genae makes me think it is probably vicina.

Thanks! Today I photographed another one, which was even smaller. I'll probably post a picture later, have examined the photos, yet.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-11-2007 21:00

Hello, Theo!

Zeegers wrote:
It's vicina, I agree.

Thanks! Then I suppose, these from today are vicina, too. They were even smaller, and they were females...

Larger pic (1100x1100, 96 KB):
http://www.foto-u..._W_big.jpg