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 Hippoboscidae Ornithomya avicularia?
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| blowave |
Posted on 17-08-2011 19:12
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello, This is the first time I have seen these, and I had a another but a different colour a week later! The first one, which is green, was on 21st June. The brown one was on 28th June, both inside! I have Doves nesting behind a satellite dish so I was wondering if they were from that nest but I also have Starlings in the roof space. Janet The green one.. could be a female? blowave attached the following image:  [115.09Kb] http://cubits.org... |
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| blowave |
Posted on 17-08-2011 19:13
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
The brown one, maybe a male?
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| blowave |
Posted on 17-08-2011 19:13
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Side view..
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 18-08-2011 08:52
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
They are Ornithomya but from the pictures I cannot tell which one. The dove might indeed indicate avicularia, asit will prefer somewhat bigger hosts in general as it is a larger species.
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| blowave |
Posted on 18-08-2011 14:00
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thanks Paul, I found it depends on the number of bristles on the scutellum and I can't see on any of the photos how many there are for sure.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-08-2011 20:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The wing venation indicates O. avicularia, indeed. The green has nothing to do with sex but with blood !! They turn green after sucking blood. Those vampires Theo |
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| blowave |
Posted on 18-08-2011 20:57
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you Theo! Eeek, green blood? It can't have sucked my blood then! 
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