Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pollenia sp. => Pollenia cf. amentaria, male

Posted by eklans on 29-04-2023 12:48
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Hi Victor, Pollenia is always difficult, but this male looks like P. amentaria:
basicosta black
abdomen with weak dusting
no medial stripe on thorax
5-6 pairs of marginal bristles on scutellum
frons wider than P. labialis
(from Blow flies, Olga Sivell, 2021)