Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae ID
Posted by tristram on 14-06-2012 21:56
#1
Photos taken in Reading, UK, on 2012-05-11
I initially assumed this was Muscidae but then I noticed the relatively sharp bend in the M vein and now I think it is a
Melinda sp (Calliphoridae).
Is this correct?
Posted by tristram on 14-06-2012 21:57
#2
Lateral view:
Posted by Zeegers on 15-06-2012 14:52
#3
Yes, I'd think it is a male Melinda
Theo
Posted by tyrolean on 15-06-2012 15:24
#4
the sharp bend in the M vein is not typical just of Melinda .... You should check the lower calypters if they are covered with dark hairs or not. If there are dark hairs then it is a Calliphora. On your picture one might assume that there are hairs. Maybe you have the original photo on which this might be better visible.
Edited by tyrolean on 15-06-2012 15:32
Posted by tristram on 15-06-2012 23:52
#5
Thank you Theo and tyrolean. Unfortunately the original photos are not much clearer.