Lucilia sp. (genus)

A blowfly at Crooked Corner, NSW

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Identification history

	Lucilia sp. (genus)	23 Jan 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Lucilia sericata	21 Jan 2022	Milly

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Feeding on nectar of rose blossom

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

23 Jan 2022

Milly I think you could be right re species Id - but I don't know enough about blowfly taxonomy to be certain

Milly wrote:

23 Jan 2022

Thanks Michael - so many species, so similar! I went for 'sericata' as it was the only one I could find that went for nectar! Appreciate your time and advice.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.345882 -34.208948
Places Crooked Corner, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Jan 2022 03:52 PM Recorded on
Milly Recorded by
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Insects Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Rose Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Lucilia sp. (genus) Scientific name
A blowfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 767m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania