Calliphora vomitoria

Not to be confused with Protophormia terraenovae, also known as "bluebottle fly".

Calliphora vomitoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Genus: Calliphora
Species:
C. vomitoria
Binomial name
Calliphora vomitoria
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Calliphora rubrifrons Townsend
  • Musca obscoena Eschscholz
  • Musca vomitoria Linnaeus

Calliphora vomitoria, known as the blue bottle fly,[3] orange-bearded blue bottle,[4] or bottlebee, is a species of blow fly, a species in the family Calliphoridae. Calliphora vomitoria is the type species of the genus Calliphora. It is common throughout many continents including Europe, Americas, and Africa. They are fairly large flies, nearly twice the size of the housefly, with a metallic blue abdomen and long orange setae on the gena.

While adult flies feed on nectar, females deposit their eggs on rotting corpses, making them important forensic insects, as their eggs and timing of oviposition can be used to estimate time of death.

  1. ^ "Calliphora vomitoria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Kurahshi, Hiromu (May 28, 2007). "109. Family CALLIPHORIDAE". Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog. Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
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