Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae? -> probable Bellardia viarum

Posted by evdebs on 12-05-2021 22:19
#1
I'm guessing this is some sort of calliphorid, but I'm not entirely sure. Any help with the ID would be much appreciated. This fly was photographed on 11/05/2021 in the margin of a commercial strawberry field in Kent, UK.

Many thanks,
Dylan
Edited by evdebs on 13-05-2021 07:44

Posted by eklans on 13-05-2021 07:04
#2
Hi Dylan, I'm quite sure it's a male Bellardia. With only one pv bristle on the fore tibia and the long hairs on tergite 4 it's probably a B. viarum.

Greetings, Eric

Posted by evdebs on 13-05-2021 07:43
#3
Hi Eric, that's great. Thank you very much for the help with the ID! I've never seen a Bellardia sp. before, so this is a new one for me.

All the best,
Dylan