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Calliphora vicina
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Posted on 22-01-2010 10:24
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Looks like Calliphora vicina (darkened calypter, pale basicosta) to me; but yesterday all my guesses were wrong Frown Nice photo Smile

Stephen.
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Stephen R wrote:
yesterday all my guesses were wrong Frown

Stephen.


There is a song in there somewhere Stephen..Cool...Paraphrasing the Beatles ?
 
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But I'll get by with a little help from my friends Wink
 
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Could have been... "The Fool on the Hill" Wink.
 
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That's grossly inaccurate. I don't live on a hill.
 
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Maybe you should move to "Higher Ground"....Get Stevie Wonder to assist you in ID'ing flies Smile.
EDIT; The rest of this reply was edited as it was in bad taste Grin.
 
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Sorry Valter, I think what Roger is trying to say is that I got this one right, and that it is a male.
 
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