Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Calliphoridae ? Queensland Australia
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| Trev |
Posted on 03-12-2008 05:01
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Hi All, just came across this beautiful fly in my back yard in the Capricornia region of Queensland. It is about 15mm long and didn't mind me getting very close for a couple of pictures. The yellow is amazingly vibrant and makes this guy visible from quite some distance. Anyone know this one? regards, Trev Trev attached the following image:  [87.13Kb] Edited by Trev on 03-12-2008 05:04 |
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| Trev |
Posted on 03-12-2008 05:06
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Another view
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-12-2008 11:40
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it *might* be a tachinid, from the Goniini-head and the very strong marginal bristles. It's very tentative though because I know you guys have some amazingly colourful calliphorids - this just doesn't look like one of them  Let's wait for Theo though - he might have seen something like this before. I have the genera key here but I have never had any material to work through it  If you have any specimens then I'd be happy to try them  |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 03-12-2008 20:53
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I think it is an Amenia sp. (Calliphoridae).
Stephane. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 04-12-2008 14:38
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
I agree with Stéphane, and I think (but not sure) that there is only one species, imperialis, which I know is very variable in terms of how yellow or orange the face is and how prominant the white spots on the abdomen are. It is a not uncommon species.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-12-2008 17:41
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Magnificent beast - would be nice to have a few of those buzzing around here  |
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| Trev |
Posted on 04-12-2008 22:19
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Thanks everyone, I have checked out all the images I could find for Amenia imperialis and while none were exactly like this one there appears to be a large variation in form in this species so I am happy to go with the ID. From the photos I looked at this would be a female judging by the widely spaced eyes (?) |
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