Posted by tristram on 18-09-2011 18:53
#1
A blue Calliphorid photographed in Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK, on 2010-08-06.
I suspect it might be a female
Melinda viridicyanea. Can anyone confirm this?
My suspicion is based on the following reasoning:
It looks very similar to this female
M. viridicyanea:
http://diptera.in...to_id=2697
And to this
Melinda sp:
http://diptera.in...d_id=41022
But the scutum seems too hairy and the cross-vein on the wing too straight for this female
Protophormia terraenovae:
http://diptera.in...to_id=2132
There are only 2 Melinda sp on the UK list:
M. viridicyanea and
M. gentilis. The photos in the gallery suggest that
gentilis is less blue the fly in my photos.
Edited by tristram on 18-09-2011 19:57
Posted by Zeegers on 18-09-2011 19:37
#3
It is a Melinda indeed and both are very similar.
Colouration is not very constant in Calliphoridae, I would not rely on that.
Theo
Posted by tristram on 18-09-2011 19:45
#4
Thanks Theo. I'll just call it a Melinda sp. then, and I'll remember that point about colouration.