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Muscid ID please
davenicholls
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Can anyone help with this species. Seen early April in woodland in Leicestershire. Thanks
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Male Pollenia sp. (Calliphoridae).
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Thanks Stephane. I've looked at Pollenia images in the gallery - there are a couple of P. rudis males there which have similar abdominal patterns. However I thought P. rudis had golden hairs on the thorax which these don't seem to have.... Could it be rudis?
 
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Hair can disappear on old flies. It could be P. rudis, but I doubt it is possible to tell without the specimen in hand.
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Actually I think male Pollenia probably can be ID'd from photos. I'm working on it. Give me 6 months Cool
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We rely on you Susan. I know you can make the Calliphoridae learning easier ! Smile
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