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MickyFynn
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Posted on 30-12-2022 15:03
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hi
thanks to all that have tried to help me with posting images.
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eklans
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Hi, it's a male Calliphora vicina.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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eklans wrote:
Hi, it's a male Calliphora vicina.

Thank you Eric how can you tell its a male?
 
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In this case it's the distance between the eyes:
♀: 0.344-0.372 times head-width
♂: 0.080-0.120 times head-width
(from Blowflies by Kurt Rognes)
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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