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 Another winterly Calliphora?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 30-12-2006 02:55
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13918 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! This one was very small for Calliphora, not bigger than a house fly. But it had orange cheeks, so C. vicina? Found yesterday night at our house (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Not visible on the photos, but at some angle the abdomen seemed more greenish than blue.    Larger picture (1280x960, 111 KB): http://www.foto-u..._sp_W4.jpg Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-12-2006 13:45
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi J?rgen Your photos show the pale basicosta well, so I think this is certainly vicina. As with all carrion-feeding species, the amount of larval food determines the size of the adult, so there is a wide range of sizes in Calliphora. Rognes give the length of vicina as 5 to 12 mm. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 30-12-2006 22:16
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13918 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Tony! Tony Irwin wrote: Your photos show the pale basicosta well, so I think this is certainly vicina. As with all carrion-feeding species, the amount of larval food determines the size of the adult, so there is a wide range of sizes in Calliphora. Rognes give the length of vicina as 5 to 12 mm. Thanks! It already came into my mind that the small size could be the result of larval foot shortage. But I never saw such a small Calliphora (and never such a late one). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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