golden flies
Image by gbohne
L: 7-11mm
characteristics: 4. Längsader (Name?) scharf abgeknickt
Biology: the conical larvae develop in carrion, adults suck on carrion (they are the first to colonize a corpse) and visiting flowers in search of nectar.
Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfüßer)
Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfüßer)
Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)
Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)
Infraclass: Neoptera Martynov, 1923
Order: Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Zweiflügler)
Suborder: Brachycera Schiner, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)
Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]
Superfamily: Oestroidea TOWNSEND, 1931
Family: Calliphoridae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889 (blow flies or cluster flies, Schmeißfliegen)
Subfamily: Calliphorinae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889
Tribus: Luciliini SHANNON, 1923
Genus: Lucilia ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (Sheep Blowflies, Goldfliegen)
possibly: Lucilia sericata MEIGEN, 1826 (common green bottle)
more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_green_bottle_fly
www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Calliphoridae/Lucili….
please compare (wing venation & bristles): www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Muscidae/Neomyia_cor…
and www.naturspaziergang.de/Fotohilfen/Diptera/Neomyia_cornic…
NE-Germany, Berlin: Neukölln (Brache), ca. 50m asl., 23.09.2011
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