Posted by Xespok on 31-12-2006 10:57
#1
Another individual, but this photo was made in early spring. Melinda sp?
Posted by Xespok on 25-01-2007 21:51
#2
I raise this topic, maybe it was overlooked due to the end of the year.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 25-01-2007 22:11
#3
why does (almost always) in posterior margin of the wing in Calliphoridae have that rough aspect?
Posted by Susan R Walter on 26-01-2007 10:04
#4
Gabor
My reading suggests that any greeny reflection on the abdomen makes it
Bellardia, so I think this one is
Bellardia.
Posted by Xespok on 26-01-2007 16:25
#5
Thx Susan for your comment. I try to do some research on Bellardia in Hungary.
To me green abdomen with no uniformly green thorax can be Onesia, Bellardia or Melinda. Clearly this is not the most common Calliphorid in Hungary.
As for the question why Calliphorids have a rough posterior wing, the answer seems quite obvious. These flies are relatively large and there are no veins to strenghten the posterior margin opposed to the anterior margin, where the role of the costa is to protect the more vulnarable anterior margin agains wear.