Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Caliphoridae -> Lucilia caesar

Posted by johnes81 on 20-11-2017 11:22
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tlegrand wrote:
This a Lucilia sp. male
I don't know exactly how to identify the species of this Genus


vide Classification of the genus Lucilia by Stevens and Wall
the table at page 1089 is fantastic. link:

https://projects.exeter.ac.uk/meeg/sites/default/files/publications/Stevens%20%26%20Wall%20JNatHist%20%2796.pdf

The acrostichal bristles, basicosta, mid tibia and palpi are the main features to look at when trying to identify Lucilia. Other features or genitalia are necessary for several species.

This one looks like caesar to me.