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Calliphora sp. (genus)
Unidentified blowfly at Jerrabomberra, ACT
Identification history
| Calliphora sp. (genus) | 30 Aug 2019 | jgl | ||
| Unidentified | 30 Aug 2019 | Mike |
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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
Species information
- Calliphora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Aug 2019 03:59 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
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