Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another blue Calliphorid

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-03-2007 01:15
#1
Hello!

Two days ago I had a small Melinda here. This male from a willow yesterday (Ostwestfalen/Germany) was bigger, about 7-9 mm. Is it also a Melinda? Thanks!


www.foto-upload.de/diptera/070328/Melinda_sp_10mm_M1.jpg

www.foto-upload.de/diptera/070328/Melinda_sp_10mm_M2.jpg

www.foto-upload.de/diptera/070328/Melinda_sp_10mm_M3.jpg


Bigger picures (1280x960):
http://www.foto-u...M1_big.jpg
http://www.foto-u...M4_big.jpg

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 29-03-2007 09:50
#2
Jeurgen,
this fly has sharply curved M1+2, so it isn't Melinda. May be Calliphora.
Nikita

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-03-2007 12:23
#3
Hello, Nikita!

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
this fly has sharply curved M1+2, so it isn't Melinda. May be Calliphora.


With such a blue thorax? There were many Calliphoras around there, too, yesterday, but from the feeling this one did not look at all like one of those.

Posted by Zeegers on 29-03-2007 18:06
#4
It's not Calliphora and it's not Melinda.
It reminds me of Protophormia terranovae, but I'm not sure.


Theo Zeegers

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-03-2007 23:28
#5
Hello!

Zeegers wrote:
It's not Calliphora and it's not Melinda.
It reminds me of Protophormia terranovae, but I'm not sure.


Thanks, Theo and Nikita!