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Post by ebenezer1973 on Oct 29, 2019 16:27:03 GMT
This image I took in a fish stall near my house in chennai, India, Asia. Two common houseflies are also seen in this image. Kindly help me identify this fly. imgur.com/iSpvLkN |
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Post by nomad on Oct 30, 2019 11:35:23 GMT
These look like blow flies, Calliphoridae (green), and flesh flies Sarcophagidae (grey). I would suggest for good Hygiene, and the customers, the owner needs to keep the fish/meat covered, as they are would laying eggs, and live maggots direct onto his products.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 30, 2019 12:24:54 GMT
I am not sure that this is his own shop. I don't know what they are, but there seem to be 3 species, the smaller grey ones on the right and top left, two green ones on the left and the larger green fly with red eyes in the middle.
I live in Thailand and all of these flies are also quite common here. I expect that they are probably the same species.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Oct 30, 2019 14:42:37 GMT
I have edited. They are certainly blow flies and the smaller grey ones flesh flies, to get to species you would need an expert on those families, or even better a specimen to send to him..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2019 17:50:22 GMT
I tend to agree they are the same species. Probably flesh flies. Blow flies are much bigger.
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Post by nomad on Nov 8, 2019 11:21:48 GMT
I would have to disagree, flesh flies ( Sarcophagidae)are often larger (although these are smaller in this image) and usually grey-speckled, blow flies are often green/blue, and that is what they clearly are in this picture. Certainly two different species from two different families here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 16:40:15 GMT
Well.Not North American spp. of Blow flies.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 16:47:53 GMT
Mesenbrimellidae?for this blowfly family ID?
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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 8, 2019 17:45:28 GMT
Certainly two different species from two different families here. I must apologise for my original unclear comment that "I expect that they are probably the same species". I didn't mean that the flies in the photo all belong to the same species, it seems there could be 3 species in the photo, but I meant that they are probably the same species (plural) as the ones here in northern Thailand. Adam. |
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Post by nomad on Nov 8, 2019 19:02:48 GMT
Not sure what species/genus this Indian blow flies are, but here at this link is a selection of North American Calliphoridae, many look to have blue or green colouration, but some species are black or do have black thorax, which is often the case. bugguide.net/node/view/7175 |
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