Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae - Pollenia sp. (female)
Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 09:56
#1
Hello,
March 05, 2024, in the south of France.
Body: about 8 mm
Total: 10 mm
Thank you for your help with identification.
Edited by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:35
Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 09:58
#2
The abdomen seems to be light gray and black.
Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:02
#3
And
Edited by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:02
Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-03-2024 10:02
#4
A rather worn
Pollenia female
Posted by Liliane D on 07-03-2024 10:35
#5
Thanks Tony,
So worn I didn't think of it!
And I didn't know you could see
Pollenia all year round, I'd only seen them in summer.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-03-2024 12:07
#6
Most
Pollenia overwinter as adults - it's how they get their English name "Cluster Flies" - because they often cluster in large aggregations indoors in attics and other cold rooms.