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Hello!

Besides the many Scatophagas (see other thread) there were some Calliphoras on the meadow yesterday here in Ostwestfalen/Germany, sunbathing on leaves and trunks. This rather large (15 mm) fly does not show a bluish gloss anyway. Is it nevertheless a Calliphora sp.? Thanks in advance!

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Based on wing venation, it looks like a Calliphorid to me, and abdomen and head look like Calliphora, but beyond that I don't know.

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The basicosta is black and the beard seems reddish, which would imply vomitoria

Theo zeegers

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Hello, Susan and Theo!

Thanks for your replies!



Interesting! That would be my first Calliphora "non"-vicina.

Here are two other Calliphoras from yesterday. Is it possible to say something about the species?

Below the head of the first one - dug deep inside a banana I had put into our garden.

The second (same individual as first) and third pic are 1400x1400 pixels big (160 and 250 K, therefore only as links:
http://www.foto-u..._sp_W2.jpg
http://www.foto-u..._sp_W3.jpg

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Jurgen

First and second images show grey genae, black 'beard' and brown basicosta, so I'm confused.

The third image I think is probably C vicina with its reddish cheeks.

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Hello, Susan!



Thanks a lot - also for your explanation of technical terms in the other Calliphora thread. That is very helpful. I think, I'll have a look at the glossary and my books to get more familiar with these and other terms. Explanations like yours and of the other experts here make curiuos .

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Hi Juergen and Susan,


In the first picture in the link the basicosta is clearly yellow.
So the female should be vicina.


Greets

Theo

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Hello, Theo!



Thanks a lot!