1 Reddish Brown blowfly at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Calliphora ochracea | 5 Jul 2019 | jgl | ||
| Calliphoridae (family) | 5 Jul 2019 | jgl | ||
| Calliphora ochracea | 5 Jul 2019 | Angus44 | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Jul 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted on a handrail in the gloom of ANBG's Rainforest Gully and flew off once disturbed. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
2 comments
Angus44
wrote:
5 Jul 2019
Found what appears to be the same species on ALA. A beautiful fly! https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0039a1f2-c3d0-4cbc-93a5-02a9d9f0c9fa#overview
jgl
wrote:
5 Jul 2019
Species identification based on Wallman (2001), p. 436
[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00331.x]:
"20 Abdomen uniformly dark orange; eyes with dense erect
yellow hairs . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 22
- Abdomen entirely mottled olive-green or golden; eyes
hairless.. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 23
22 Mesonotum (Fig. 4) with yellowish pruinescence; {Male}: frons
(Fig. 1) minimum width < width of anterior ocellus
(Fig. 1) (ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic) . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. .
. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . Calliphora ochracea Schiner
- Mesonotum with whitish pruinescence; {Male}: frons minimum
width much > width of anterior ocellus (ACT, NSW, SA,
Tas, Vic)... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . Calliphora nigrithorax Hardy"
[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00331.x]:
"20 Abdomen uniformly dark orange; eyes with dense erect
yellow hairs . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 22
- Abdomen entirely mottled olive-green or golden; eyes
hairless.. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 23
22 Mesonotum (Fig. 4) with yellowish pruinescence; {Male}: frons
(Fig. 1) minimum width < width of anterior ocellus
(Fig. 1) (ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic) . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. .
. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . Calliphora ochracea Schiner
- Mesonotum with whitish pruinescence; {Male}: frons minimum
width much > width of anterior ocellus (ACT, NSW, SA,
Tas, Vic)... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . Calliphora nigrithorax Hardy"
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108637-35.277447
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Jul 2019 01:24 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Calliphora ochracea Scientific name
- Reddish Brown blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 624.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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