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Calliphora vomitaria?
lynkos	#1 Posted on 20-10-2005 06:54
Member Location: Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05	Could this be the unattractively named Calliphora vomitaria? Thanks, Sarah


Robert Heemskerk	#2 Posted on 25-10-2005 00:40
Member Location: Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05	Or Calliphora Vicina?, I see a sharp kink in the M-vein, Calliphora Vicina got also this kink in the M-vein(I am not sure). And I read that thorax and body of the Vicina must be hairy!? Perhabs a specialist can tell you more... best regards Robert Heemskerk


Paul Beuk	#3 Posted on 25-10-2005 07:07
Super Administrator Location: Posts: 19208 Joined: 11.05.04	For a Calliphora I would expect it to be more blueish, but, hey, what do I know about Calliphoridae? Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info


lynkos	#4 Posted on 25-10-2005 07:39
Member Location: Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05	Thanks Robert and Paul. The lack of blue sheen could be due to the light in the undergrowth which tends to accentuate reflectance to the detriment of good colour rendition. I in fact remember it as rather bluer than it appears in the photo, Sarah


Andrius	#5 Posted on 25-10-2005 08:59
Member Location: Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05	I think this is really Calliphora, but is it hard to tell if it is vomitoria or vicina or some other species. In the keys I used one of the feature was the color and amount of different hairs on the head, but the head is hardly visible in your picture... Edited by Andrius on 25-10-2005 09:00


lynkos	#6 Posted on 26-10-2005 06:56
Member Location: Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05	That's very useful feedback Andrius. The next time I'll know the importance of also including a photo of the face. For all that they're common, they're actually very difficult to photograph calmly as they are nearly always restless and have little patience with photographers , Sarah Edited by lynkos on 26-10-2005 06:56