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 The picture was taken on one of the first warmer days (20C) this year, on a sunny stone wall in an urban graden, Stuttgart, Germany. I know the perspective is difficult ... Thanks for giving it a try anyway!
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 In my area flies that look like this -- faintly striped thorax, blue abdomen, and typical wing venation for Calliphoridae -- are Calliphorinae -- Cynomya[i] or [i]Calliphora.
 
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 Calliphora vicina
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 Thanks for your quick replies!
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