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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

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Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Amenia imperialis (Yellow-headed blowfly) at Goobarragandra, NSW by Spar
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Goulburn, NSW by Hejor1
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Kambah, ACT by LineMarie

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
11 Jan 2025
Appears to lack flap like plates that you find on lower sides of scutellum - third segment of thorax (mid body)
Amenia sp. (genus)
KorinneM wrote:
25 Dec 2024
There was a suggestion over on iNaturalist that this is Genus Chaetophthalmus.
Calliphora stygia
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 Dec 2024
No they look pretty similar it is the white spots towards the head which make this one Amenia
Amenia sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 Dec 2024
Thanks Robert does look like something else I have seen somewhere will try to find out
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Aussiegall wrote:
25 Nov 2024
@Span102 thanks
Amenia sp. (genus)

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Lucilia sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

Calliphora vicina at Melba, ACT

Amenia imperialis at Goobarragandra, NSW

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Goulburn, NSW

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Goulburn, NSW

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Lyneham, ACT

Calliphoridae (family) at Casey, ACT

Lucilia sp. (genus) at Lyneham, ACT

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