Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Calliphoridae - Pollenia sp. (female)
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-08-2022 15:36
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Hello, August 10th 2022 in the south of France. The fly measures 14 mm in total, from the head to the tip of the wings. Thank you for your help in identifying it. Liliane D attached the following image:  [152.09Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 16:35 |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-08-2022 15:37
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
From the side, the patterns on the abdomen appear to be tinged with yellow.
Liliane D attached the following image:  [104.84Kb] |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-08-2022 15:38
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
But depending on the light and the angle of view the patterns on the abdomen can appear black and white.
Liliane D attached the following image:  [153.09Kb] |
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| eklans |
Posted on 11-08-2022 15:58
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4406 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hello Liliane, it's a female Pollenia.
Greetings, Eric |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-08-2022 16:34
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you very much Eric, After your recent identification of a male Pollenia, I thought it was the female but I thought the thorax patterns were quite different and doubted. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 11-08-2022 17:37
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4406 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Pollenia sp. are quite tricky as they loose their golden or silver hair with age. So you will find the same species completely bald with only a few hairs on the side of the thorax or with a dense golden/silver fleece.
Greetings, Eric |
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