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Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Calliphora vomitoria head
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCalliphora affinis Macquart, 1835
synonymCalliphora fulvibarbis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
synonymCalliphora pseudovomitoria Baranov, 1943
synonymCalliphora rubrifrons Townsend, 1908
synonymMusca carnivora Fabricius, 1794
synonymMusca coerulea De Geer, 1776
synonymMusca minimus Harris, 1780
synonymMusca obscoena Eschscholtz, 1822
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Blue bottle fly
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Calliphora vomitoria
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Jowls blackish-grey; eyes in male almost contiguous, Hairs on post-buccae reddish or pale brown intermixed with black
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      📚 Natural History
      Life Cycle
      Complete metamorphosis. The life cycle: Egg, three instars, pre-pupa, pupa, adult.
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        Life Expectancy
        Life cycle:38 days (at 15C)
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          Size
          9.0-14.0mm
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            Ecology
            No synanthropic tendencies, found to be attracted to stinkhorn fungus in Denmark
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              Trophic Strategy
              Breeds in many kinds of decaying matter.
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                Diseases
                Cause of sheep-strike in Norway and Denmark, probably a secondary myiasis agent.
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                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Breeds in decaying matter of all kind.
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                    Description
                    India; Nepal; Mongolia; China; Europe; Korea; Japan; Hawaiian Islands; Australia; New Zealand and North America.
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                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Senior-White, R., Aubertin, D. and Smart, J. (1940). The fauna of British India including the remainder of the Oriental region. Diptera vol VI, family Calliphoridae. Today and Tommorrow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Senior-White, R., Aubertin, D. and Smart, J. (1940). The fauna of British India including the remainder of the Oriental region. Diptera vol VI, family Calliphoridae. Today and Tommorrow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
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                      📚 Meta data
                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      📊 Temporal Distribution
                      📷 Related Observations
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