Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:04 pm
Will enter just as Thyreus sp. 
Family: Calliphoridae. Subfamily: Rhiniinae) that looks like some of mine, except diff. color, eyes etc?
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:39 pm
Can someone please point me in the right direction for info. on the fly species Rhinia? I don't see it in my Picker, etc insect book, nor in the checklist for Diptera of SA, but there is an entry here in AW's book (Blowfly Rhinia sp., most likely Rhinia apicalis
Family: Calliphoridae. Subfamily: Rhiniinae) that looks like some of mine, except diff. color, eyes etc? Thanks!
Family: Calliphoridae. Subfamily: Rhiniinae) that looks like some of mine, except diff. color, eyes etc?
Thanks!Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:12 pm
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthrea ... d_id=54130
According to this debatte on diptera forum there are only 3 possible species
Rhinia apicalis, Rhinia coxendix, Rhinia nigricornis
According to this debatte on diptera forum there are only 3 possible species
Rhinia apicalis, Rhinia coxendix, Rhinia nigricornis
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:34 pm
First, before I get to the Blowflies that I'm trying to sort, the yellow "ladybug-looking" one w/ blue eyes above interested me because I still haven't been able to identify the blue-eyed blond one I posted here awhile ago. 
Mine was much lighter, but this is the most similar bug I've seen to date.
"What's that bug?" site couldn't ID it, but suggested some kind of leaf beetle, and some of them certainly resemble ladybugs. Maybe consider a leaf beetle
Mine was much lighter, but this is the most similar bug I've seen to date. "What's that bug?" site couldn't ID it, but suggested some kind of leaf beetle, and some of them certainly resemble ladybugs. Maybe consider a leaf beetle
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:37 pm
Okay, on to Blowflies 
Some to add to previously entered species please: both Family Calliphoridae
Rhinia apicalis Rhinine Blowfly
Nov. KTP
BTW, Joan Young's album has this same fly ID's as: Hover Fly - Syrphidae ??? (https://picasaweb.google.com/1037881000 ... iesDiptera)
However, the link Toko gave me re: Rhinia species agrees w/ us.
Chrysomya albiceps Banded Blowfly
Oct. KTP
Some to add to previously entered species please: both Family Calliphoridae
Rhinia apicalis Rhinine Blowfly
Nov. KTP
BTW, Joan Young's album has this same fly ID's as: Hover Fly - Syrphidae ??? (https://picasaweb.google.com/1037881000 ... iesDiptera)
However, the link Toko gave me re: Rhinia species agrees w/ us.
Chrysomya albiceps Banded Blowfly
Oct. KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:38 pm
This one doesn't appear to have the bands on the abdomen, just plain green. Same as above, or different? Chrysomya or Lucilia sp.??
Sept. Kruger
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:39 pm
Shall I just post this one as Rhinia sp. ?
Sept. Imfolozi
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:41 pm
Please confirm as Regal Blowfly Chrysomya marginalis
I'm quite sure of the first pic, but the next one's head is slightly different (???) maybe male/female ???
Oct. KTP
I'm quite sure of the first pic, but the next one's head is slightly different (???) maybe male/female ???
Oct. KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:51 pm
Spot on, ExFmem, no doubtExFmem wrote:Please confirm as Regal Blowfly Chrysomya marginalis
I'm quite sure of the first pic, but the next one's head is slightly different (???) maybe male/female ???
Oct. KTP
Have added the beauties above from you 1st post.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:14 pm
This is a different one, but have no clue, there are several genera with the golden spot on the wingExFmem wrote:This one doesn't appear to have the bands on the abdomen, just plain green. Same as above, or different? Chrysomya or Lucilia sp.??
Sept. Kruger