Calliphora ochracea

1 Reddish Brown blowfly at Acton, ACT

Calliphora ochracea at Acton, ACT - 4 Jul 2019
Calliphora ochracea at Acton, ACT - 4 Jul 2019
Calliphora ochracea at Acton, ACT - 4 Jul 2019
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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.

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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"

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  • 4 Jul 2019 01:24 PM Recorded on
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