Posted by Axel D on 03-11-2022 15:01
#1
Hello
Yesterday I took some pictures of a small blue Calliphorid in a clearing in a park. I'm not completely sure of the genus but I think
Melinda is the best possibility. Do you confirm ? If OK, it would be the first time I had seen a fly of this genus.
For the species, I think it's closer to
M. gentilis but I'm not sure at all. I think eyes are quite close and I have the impression that there is an ia just before the suture (at least on the left) but my pictures may lack definition to be sure. And I find males of
Melinda viridicyanea less "rounded" than my fly. What's your opinion about it ?
Found in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
On the 2nd of November 2022
Body length : around 5-6 mm
picture #1:
Edited by Axel D on 18-03-2023 17:20
Posted by Zeegers on 04-11-2022 12:05
#5
Yes, it is a male Melinda. I am generally too lazy the ID them, check the prae IA, colour of palpus and width of vertex (if well enough visible)
Theo
Posted by Axel D on 18-03-2023 17:20
#6
I completely forgot to thank for you anwser.
Melinda, a ne genus for me. I think
M. gentilis remains the best possibility but my pictures lack a good resolution.