Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calliphoridae - Pollenia sp. (female)
Posted by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 15:36
#1
Hello,
August 10th 2022 in the south of France.
The fly measures 14 mm in total, from the head to the tip of the wings.
Thank you for your help in identifying it.
Edited by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 16:35
Posted by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 15:37
#2
From the side, the patterns on the abdomen appear to be tinged with yellow.
Posted by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 15:38
#3
But depending on the light and the angle of view the patterns on the abdomen can appear black and white.
Posted by eklans on 11-08-2022 15:58
#4
Hello Liliane, it's a female Pollenia.
Posted by Liliane D on 11-08-2022 16:34
#5
Thank you very much Eric,
After your recent identification of a male
Pollenia, I thought it was the female but I thought the thorax patterns were quite different and doubted.
Posted by eklans on 11-08-2022 17:37
#6
Pollenia sp. are quite tricky as they loose their golden or silver hair with age. So you will find the same species completely bald with only a few hairs on the side of the thorax or with a dense golden/silver fleece.