Calliphora vicina

European bluebottle at Crooked Corner, NSW

Calliphora vicina at Crooked Corner, NSW - 30 Jan 2022
Calliphora vicina at Crooked Corner, NSW - 30 Jan 2022
Calliphora vicina at Crooked Corner, NSW - 30 Jan 2022
Calliphora vicina at Crooked Corner, NSW - 30 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Calliphora vicina 1 Feb 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 1 Feb 2022 Milly

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Found inside house and contained. When I took it outside and turned the capture glass on its side expecting it to take off straight away, it didn't, but just moved up to the top edge of the glass and stayed there! Such a bonus for getting pics! I watched it for a while, and it didn't fly off until a good ten minutes later!

2 comments

WHall wrote:
   1 Feb 2022
The last image reminds me of a line in a Stephen Foster song "a victim of the blue tail fly"
Milly wrote:
   1 Feb 2022
LOL WHall!

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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