Calliphoridae (family)
Unidentified blowfly at Theodore, ACT
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| Calliphoridae (family) | jgl | 26 Apr 2019 | |
| Calliphoridae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Mar 2019 | |
| Lucilia cuprina | RodDeb | 3 Mar 2019 |
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2 comments
5 Mar 2019
This is really too hard to confirm - the hard light makes it really hard to see the tergite margins and the strength of the thorasic setae. I'd err on he cautious side and just say Calliphoridae, but it actually looks closer to Chrysomya sp.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.127409-35.440671
- Altitude 636.1m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2019 12:43 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- Firethorn Associated plant
Collections
- RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calliphoridae (family) Calliphoridae (family) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Calliphoridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1092.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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