Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lucilia sp. with red forehead? --> Lucilia cf. sericata, recently matured

Posted by ukursawe on 26-07-2023 11:57
#1
Hi,

A few days ago I took a picture of a shiny green fly on a leaf of Fallopia japonica.

Originally, I thought this could be Lucilia sp., but I have never seen one with a red forehead. Is that really the correct genus/family and/or is a narrower determination possible ?

Garden in Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 08.07.2023, app. 8-10 mm

Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 26-07-2023 13:26

Posted by eklans on 26-07-2023 13:00
#2
Hello Uli, it's very likely a female Lucilia sericata. The frontal vitta is red because the fly is fresh and not completely sclerotised yet.
Edited by eklans on 26-07-2023 13:01

Posted by ukursawe on 26-07-2023 13:25
#3
Hi Eric,

thank you very much for the determination and the explanation.

Greetings, Uli