Chrysomya sp. (genus)
A green/blue blowfly at Florey, ACT
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| Chrysomya sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Feb 2025 | |
| Lucilia sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Jan 2025 | |
| Chrysomya sp. (genus) | KorinneM | 20 Nov 2024 |
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19 Feb 2025
@MichaelMulvaney
On iNat, Tony_d has commented that they think it's Chrysomya sp. (genus) based on:
My ID is based largely on chaetotaxy (major bristling) - this fly is definitely not Lucilia based on that - note how reduced the major bristles are in size and numbers on the scutum compared to the feature pics for Lucilia - a more specific character is this fly has only one pair of postsutural acrostichal bristle pairs (medial pair immediately in front of scutellum), whereas Lucilia has 2 to 3 pairs of postsutural acrostichal bristles (row between medial scutal cross-suture and scutellum).
On iNat, Tony_d has commented that they think it's Chrysomya sp. (genus) based on:
My ID is based largely on chaetotaxy (major bristling) - this fly is definitely not Lucilia based on that - note how reduced the major bristles are in size and numbers on the scutum compared to the feature pics for Lucilia - a more specific character is this fly has only one pair of postsutural acrostichal bristle pairs (medial pair immediately in front of scutellum), whereas Lucilia has 2 to 3 pairs of postsutural acrostichal bristles (row between medial scutal cross-suture and scutellum).
20 Feb 2025
Thanks Koprrine - I use the lucid carrion fly key - which is a bit difficult as it uses a lot of features you don't see in even a good photo
Location information
- Places Florey, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- KorinneM Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- Species on one Leptospermum tree KorinneM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chrysomya sp. (genus) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysomya sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A green/blue blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 763.3m Recorded at altitude
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