Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae - Pollenia sp. (female)

Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:56
#1

Hello,
March 05, 2024, in the south of France.
Body: about 8 mm
Total: 10 mm
Thank you for your help with identification.

Edited by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 11:35

Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:58
#2

The abdomen seems to be light gray and black.

Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 11:02
#3

And

Edited by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 11:02

Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-03-2024 11:02
#4

A rather worn Pollenia female

Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 11:35
#5

Thanks Tony,
So worn I didn't think of it!
And I didn't know you could see Pollenia all year round, I'd only seen them in summer.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-03-2024 13:07
#6

Most Pollenia overwinter as adults - it's how they get their English name "Cluster Flies" - because they often cluster in large aggregations indoors in attics and other cold rooms.