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 Greenbottle fly
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 09-01-2009 15:49
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Hi, Did I finally get a greenbottle fly? What species? Pictured in Dar es Salaam, about 12mm long. Thanks Muhammad Mahdi attached the following image:  [40.54Kb] Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 09-01-2009 19:16
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Chrysomya albiceps male.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 09-01-2009 19:44
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
I thought the spiracles looked kinda black... Don;t albiceps have white one?
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-01-2009 21:06
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19011 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Right, Chrysomyia but not albiceps. There are several afrotropical species. Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 09-01-2009 22:50
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Africa is very rich for Calliphoridae, there are Lucilia-like Chrysomya and Chrysomya-like Lucilia etc. Nobody knows is steam-vein hairy or not in this fly. I'd say Greenbottle, neither Ch.albiceps, nor Ch.megacephala... Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 10-01-2009 04:05
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
maybe a dumb question, but what is a steam vein?
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 10-01-2009 15:12
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
stem vein
Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [25.83Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 10-01-2009 18:44
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
thanks 
Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-01-2009 09:38
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19011 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree with Nikita, since this is really Afrotropical, let's be more careful. I have the keys to the Afrotropics, so if any of this material has been collected, I can get a positive ID. Theo |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 11-01-2009 12:13
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Material collected, as in fly captured? Then no, I don't have any. Thanks for the help. Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-01-2009 17:10
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19011 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, as in fly captured. So if you really want to know the proper names of these flies, I'm afraid collecting in necessary in most cases. Theo |
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