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 Small blue Calliphorid -> Melinda cf. gentilis
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| Axel D |
Posted on 03-11-2022 15:01
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 Member Location: France Posts: 182 Joined: 16.10.15 |
Hello Yesterday I took some pictures of a small blue Calliphorid in a clearing in a park. I'm not completely sure of the genus but I think Melinda is the best possibility. Do you confirm ? If OK, it would be the first time I had seen a fly of this genus. For the species, I think it's closer to M. gentilis but I'm not sure at all. I think eyes are quite close and I have the impression that there is an ia just before the suture (at least on the left) but my pictures may lack definition to be sure. And I find males of Melinda viridicyanea less "rounded" than my fly. What's your opinion about it ? Found in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France On the 2nd of November 2022 Body length : around 5-6 mm picture #1: Axel D attached the following image:  [155.29Kb] Edited by Axel D on 18-03-2023 17:20 |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 03-11-2022 15:01
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Member Location: France Posts: 182 Joined: 16.10.15 |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 03-11-2022 15:01
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Member Location: France Posts: 182 Joined: 16.10.15 |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 03-11-2022 15:02
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Member Location: France Posts: 182 Joined: 16.10.15 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-11-2022 12:05
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 17830 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, it is a male Melinda. I am generally too lazy the ID them, check the prae IA, colour of palpus and width of vertex (if well enough visible) Theo |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 18-03-2023 17:20
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Member Location: France Posts: 182 Joined: 16.10.15 |
I completely forgot to thank for you anwser. Melinda, a ne genus for me. I think M. gentilis remains the best possibility but my pictures lack a good resolution. |
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