Calliphora sp. (genus)

Unidentified blowfly at Jerrabomberra, ACT

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Identification history

	Calliphora sp. (genus)	30 Aug 2019	jgl
	Unverified	30 Aug 2019	Mike

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2 comments

Mike wrote:

30 Aug 2019

Is it too early to count as the first blowfly of Spring?

jgl wrote:

30 Aug 2019

There's a few Calliphora sp. that manage to hang around throughout the winter; you'll generally only notice them around kangaroo carcases. I've no idea if these individuals live for more than a year, or if population's emergence times are spread right through early spring to late autumn. I know from collection work I've done, that the larger ones can reanimate after a few hours in a -20 freezer, so they'll probably have no trouble surviving a Canberra winter...

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Location information

Coordinates 149.121840 -35.384665
Altitude 740.1m
Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Jerrabomberra, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Aug 2019 03:59 PM Recorded on
Mike Recorded by
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Calliphora sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified blowfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1098.8m Recorded at altitude
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