Thread subject: Diptera.info :: calliphorid - ?

Posted by Colin M on 25-09-2010 21:15
#1

Large suburban fly (10-mm-plus) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. June 27 2010. Any clues? Calliphora? Cynomya? (Assuming Calliphoridae).

Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-09-2010 01:15
#2

Hi, Colin!

Calliphora for sure (Cynomyia has pale face). Here in Europe it would be almost certainly C. vicina, but I don't know about Canada...

Posted by Colin M on 28-09-2010 03:53
#3

Thank you Juergen.