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Could this be the unattractively named Calliphora vomitaria?



Thanks, Sarah

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Or Calliphora Vicina?, I see a sharp kink in the M-vein, Calliphora Vicina got also this kink in the M-vein(I am not sure). And I read that thorax and body of the Vicina must be hairy!?
Perhabs a specialist can tell you more...

best regards Robert Heemskerk

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For a Calliphora I would expect it to be more blueish, but, hey, what do I know about Calliphoridae?

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Thanks Robert and Paul. The lack of blue sheen could be due to the light in the undergrowth which tends to accentuate reflectance to the detriment of good colour rendition. I in fact remember it as rather bluer than it appears in the photo, Sarah

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I think this is really Calliphora, but is it hard to tell if it is vomitoria or vicina or some other species. In the keys I used one of the feature was the color and amount of different hairs on the head, but the head is hardly visible in your picture...

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That's very useful feedback Andrius. The next time I'll know the importance of also including a photo of the face. For all that they're common, they're actually very difficult to photograph calmly as they are nearly always restless and have little patience with photographers , Sarah