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Old 10-11-2008, 08:11 PM
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Re: [ID] Greenbottles - colour form?

The fly at the top is older, several species of fly do this. As it gets older and is more exposed to sunlight the cuticle refracts light in a different way. The text book example of this colour change is in the Tachnid Gymnochaeta viridis . Also you can see its older by the condition of its wings.
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