Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-10-2008 23:04
#1
Hello!
Is it possible to tell more than
Lucilia sp.? Both females were relatively large (9-10 mm), both from a blackberry hedge in northwest Germany, the first one from Sept-21, the second from Sept-26.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 07-10-2008 13:28
#3
Black basicosta (rules out sericata and richardsi)
T1+2 does not contrast strongly with the others (rules out silvarum and bufonivora)
Also note T3 has short, fine, inconspicuous marginals.
We are left with ampullacea, caesar and illustris. I doubt it is ampullacea, so it is a toss up between caesar and illustris. I wouldn't like to say which (females are distinguishable by the arrangement of marginals on T6).
Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-10-2008 17:01
#4
Hello, Susan!
Many thanks for your explanations! In the future I will have an eye on
Lucilia and try to get better photos (until now I only took sporadic pics, because they were unidentifiable for me).