Calliphoridae
Melanophora roralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanophora roralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanophora roralis is a small parasitic fly that parasitizes Porcellio scaber, found across the Americas from Southern Ontario to Chile and Argentina.
Paykullia maculata (Fallén, 1815)
Paykullia maculata (Fallén, 1815)
Paykullia maculata is a small variable fly found across most of Europe, living in wetlands, woodlands, parks and gardens.
Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calliphora vomitoria, the blue bottle fly, is a widespread blowfly with a key role in forensics and varied ecological interactions.
Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calliphora vicina, the blue bottle fly, is a metallic blue-gray fly identifiable by orange cheeks, found across many regions worldwide.
Calliphora augur (Fabricius, 1775)
Calliphora augur (Fabricius, 1775)
Calliphora augur is a native Australian blowfly that is viviparous and may cause sheep flystrike.
Calliphora stygia (Fabricius, 1781)
Calliphora stygia (Fabricius, 1781)
Calliphora stygia is an Australian blow fly with distinct physical traits that set it apart from the related species C. albifrontalis.
Calliphora quadrimaculata (Swederus, 1787)
Calliphora quadrimaculata (Swederus, 1787)
Calliphora quadrimaculata, the endemic New Zealand blue blowfly, has distinct morphology and a short warm-season life cycle.
Cynomya mortuorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
Cynomya mortuorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
Cynomya mortuorum is a cold-adapted blow fly, commonly used in forensic entomology to estimate human post-mortem intervals.
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Cynomya cadaverina is a metallic blue blow fly from the Nearctic region, important for postmortem interval estimation.
Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lucilia caesar, the common greenbottle blow fly, is found across Eurasia and North Africa, with larvae that feed on carrion.
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia sericata is a widespread blow fly with uses in medical wound treatment and some disease-causing potential.
Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830)
Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830)
Lucilia cuprina, the Australian sheep blowfly, is a calliphorid blow fly that causes fatal sheep strike in sheep.
Lucilia silvarum (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia silvarum (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia silvarum is a blow fly species that can cause usually fatal myiasis in anurans, found across multiple temperate and warm regions.
Lucilia caeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia caeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia coeruleiviridis is a common forensically important green bottle fly found across the Nearctic realm, particularly the southeastern US.
Lucilia illustris (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia illustris (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia illustris (Meigen, 1826) is a 6–9 mm fly with detailed descriptions of its body coloration and structures.
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876
Lucilia bufonivora (toadfly) is a blow fly with distinct adult features and creamy white maggot larvae.
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819) is a species of blow fly in the Calliphoridae family.
Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius, 1775)
Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius, 1775)
Cochliomyia macellaria is a species of blow fly found across the Americas that can cause myiasis in humans and animals.
Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)
Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)
Chrysomya megacephala is a widespread blowfly used in forensic toxin detection and mango pollination.
Chrysomya marginalis
Chrysomya marginalis
Chrysomya marginalis, the regal blowfly, is a large iridescent blowfly identified by its dark anterior wing margin, often confused with Chrysomya megacephala.
Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819)
Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819)
Chrysomya albiceps is a widespread blow fly species with distinct physical traits, originally from Africa, southern Europe and Asia.
Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart, 1844)
Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart, 1844)
Chrysomya rufifacies, the hairy maggot blow fly, is a forensically and medically significant blow fly species that is rapidly expanding its range.
Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826)
Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826)
Phormia regina, the black blow fly, is a North American species whose maggots are used in maggot wound therapy.
Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Protophormia terraenovae, the cold-tolerant northern blowfly, is used in maggot therapy and forensic post-mortem interval estimation.
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