Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae ? => Bellardia sp.
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 11:47
#1
My first post here, I hope that I don't make too much mistakes.
South-west of France, near Toulouse, March 2016, on a poorly maintained little grassland.
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 31-01-2018 10:15
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 11:48
#2
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 23:12
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 11:48
#3
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 23:12
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 19-01-2018 15:55
#4
Welcome Catherine, I'm happy to answer to our first post :
In my opinion, this is a male
Bellardia, maybe
Bellardia pubicornis (if abdomen without any greenish reflection and mouthedge strongly protruding, which I can't really be sure on these pictures).
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 20:21
#5
Thank you. I have had some problems with DI for my firts post and didn't succed to send some pictures. Here they are.
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 23:13
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 20:23
#6
I can't send many pictures in the same message :(
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 23:13
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 20:23
#7
This is the last one.
France : Avignonet-Lauragais : 31290 : 23/03/2016
Altitude : 234 m - Taille : 10 mm ?
Edited by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 23:13
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 19-01-2018 21:53
#8
The mouthedge is indeed strrongly projectig forward and it lacks metallic green on the abdomen. I'm convinced it is
Bellardia pubicornis.
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 22:30
#9
Thank you very much :)
Posted by Lauzette on 19-01-2018 22:36
#10
But INPN does not know this species which seems to be nordic ? I'm in the south of France, is it possible ?
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 23-01-2018 21:31
#11
Sorry for the late answer, but I wanted to know the opinion of Dr Knut Rognes before replying, having myself some doubts. Dr Rognes thinks the area doesn't fit for
B. pubicornis indeed, as the infuscation of wings. So we have to downgrade the ID to "sp."
Sorry.
Posted by Lauzette on 23-01-2018 21:55
#12
Thank you very much for having made this research.
Bellardia sp. is good enough, better than just Calliphoridae :)