Calliphora sp. (genus)

Unidentified blowfly at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Calliphora sp. (genus) at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 27 Aug 2019 03:59 PM
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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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