Calliphora stygia
Brown blowfly or Brown bomber at McKellar, ACT
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| Calliphora stygia | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 15 Nov 2023 |
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Pollinator Survey at Croke Place Grassland.
There were a lot of flies in these bushes. Possibly hundreds. I think there were many different species. I am putting abundance 1 against each photographed fly sighting but will record many unphotographed ones on the survey form.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.069058-35.219439
- Altitude 607.9m
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2023 11:16 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Croke Place Grassland (CPG) 14 Nov 2023 kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calliphora stygia Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Calliphora stygia Scientific name
- Brown blowfly or Brown bomber Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 950m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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