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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Featured sightings

Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Weston, ACT - 14 Jan 2024 by Kenp12

Amenia chrysame (A Blow Fly) at Marlowe, NSW - 27 Apr 2019 by UserfaKgHkxs

Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Jan 2019 by HarveyPerkins

Latest sightings

OESTROIDEA (superfamily) at Braidwood, NSW - 29 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora sp. (genus) at Heidelberg, VIC - 19 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wamboin, NSW - 15 Dec 2025 by davidmcdonald

Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Gordon, ACT - 8 Dec 2025 by GG

Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 13 Dec 2025 by Paul4K

Chrysomya sp. (genus) (A green/blue blowfly) at Goulburn, NSW - 4 Dec 2025 by glbn1

Calliphoridae (Family) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Dec 2025 by MichaelWenke

Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 30 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 30 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 30 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

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davidmcdonald wrote:

Yesterday

Many thanks Michael - David

Calliphora augur

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 Oct 2025

You may actually have photographed two different blow fly species

Calliphora augur

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Aug 2025

There are several small green blowfly versions

Calliphoridae (family)

KMcCue wrote:

31 Mar 2025

Michael
It was a small fly, half the size of a 'normal' blowfly.

Calliphoridae (family)

Freebird wrote:

25 Mar 2025

Thanks @GlossyGal

Amenia chrysame

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