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Calliphora sp. (genus)

Unidentified blowfly at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Calliphora sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 27 Aug 2019
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Calliphora sp. (genus) 30 Aug 2019 jgl
Unidentified 30 Aug 2019 Mike

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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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Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 6 Oct 2014 by Mike
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 6 Oct 2014 by Mike
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 6 Oct 2014 by Mike
Styphelia triflora (Five-corners) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 12 May 2014 by Mike

Location information

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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