Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae (Hong Kong) for ID

Posted by Clive Lau on 02-07-2020 07:40
#1

This fly was found feeding on fruit of Arenga engleri (Hong Kong, 1.vii.2020)

Posted by Clive Lau on 02-07-2020 07:40
#2

Side view & wing

Posted by Paul Beuk on 02-07-2020 08:51
#3

Wondering wether it might be a Bengalia...

Posted by Clive Lau on 02-07-2020 08:53
#4

Thank you Paul.

Posted by Zeegers on 02-07-2020 18:57
#5

Proboscis sure looks like Bengalia.

Theo

Posted by Clive Lau on 03-07-2020 01:42
#6

This is the field picture taken before I caught the fly. The fly was feeding on a ripen fruit of a local palm (Arenga engleri).

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-07-2020 11:39
#7

I disagree with Bengalia.
Just jizz: it looks too peaceful, too feminine for Bengalia.

Posted by Clive Lau on 03-07-2020 12:10
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The fly has the color of Catherine the Great.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-07-2020 13:57
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Catherine the Great was very feminine but not at all peaceful.
But I asked Krzysztof Szpila (at least one of the best expert in Calliphoridae:
Dear Nikita, For me it is Caiusa sp. (Calliphoridae: Phumosiinae). No chance for Bengalia.

Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 03-07-2020 14:09

Posted by Clive Lau on 04-07-2020 10:44
#10

Thanks Nikita. Please help me to convey my appreciation to Krzysztof as well.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-07-2020 19:22
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