Calliphora stygia
Brown blowfly or Brown bomber at Downer, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Calliphora stygia | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Apr 2026 | |
| Unverified | RobertD | 12 Apr 2026 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Google suggested Pollenia sp. (cluster fly).
Or could it be Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber)?
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.138126-35.247261
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2026 12:53 PM Recorded on
- RobertD Recorded by
- lambs ear Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- RobertD NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description
- Additional attributes
- GPS evidence of location