Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae for I.D. (Hong Kong)
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:41
#1
This is a very large fly. Body length is 1.5 cm long.
Edited by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 13:38
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:41
#2
Thorax
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:42
#3
Abdomen
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:42
#4
Side
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:43
#5
Ventral side
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:44
#6
Ventral side
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:45
#7
Head
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 11:45
#8
Wing
Posted by
John Carr
on 10-05-2021 12:49
#9
Bengalia
?
Posted by
John Carr
on 10-05-2021 12:49
#10
John Carr wrote:
Bengalia
?
Or compare to
https://diptera.i...d_id=96055
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 10-05-2021 13:30
#11
Thanks John. It is more likely a Bengalia which is very big!
Posted by
Zeegers
on 12-05-2021 07:20
#12
Pity we can’t see the proboscis and I am not an expert in the Oriental rgion, but Bengalia crossed my mind as well.
Theo
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:46
#13
The proboscis has not been protruding. Nonetheless a few more photos are added here.
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:46
#14
Mouth part area magnified
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:47
#15
Opening of the proboscis
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:48
#16
Proboscis opening viewed from an oblique angle.
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:49
#17
Side view of the eye
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:50
#18
Anepimeron
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:51
#19
Foreleg
Posted by
Clive Lau
on 13-05-2021 02:52
#20
Mid-leg