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 Calliphoridae - Pollenia sp.
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| nick upton |
Posted on 20-03-2010 20:44
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
OK I'm sure this is a Pollenia cluster fly from the golden hairs on the thorax and I know there are many similar species, but is it ever possible to identify the species from a sharp photo like this, or are the defining character really subtle? 3.6.09 Wiltshire UK NickU nick upton attached the following image:  [153Kb] |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 20-03-2010 21:40
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Nick If you use the Forum Search and look for Pollenia you will find 17 pages containing 329 threads (including this one) of people looking for ID's for Pollenia,or where Pollenia are mentioned. There are some very sharp images including genitalia which haven't even received a reply  . Guess they are just impossible from photo's.Regards Roger BTW...You're not a policeman by any chance, with a name like NickU??? EDIT; An example from above 329 threads, not Robert's sharpest ever image  , but the answer would be the same whatever the image I think. http://www.dipter...ad_id=1379
Edited by Roger Thomason on 20-03-2010 21:48 |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 21-03-2010 18:49
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Hi Roger OK fine, point well taken; Pollenia sp. is good enough for me and I'm not about to start dissecting genitalia to get more specific... And no, I'm not a policeman, but maybe I did miss my calling with a moniker like NickU! |
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