Blue-striped Blowfly - Calliphora (Neocalliphora) stygia

Family Calliphoridae

This page contains pictures and information about Blue-striped Blowflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Female, body length 10mm


Male



This blowfly look similar to the other Blowflies but with steel-blue area at the top of abdomen.






Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p781.
2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p375.
3. On the Fly, The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families CD Rom - Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. Brisbane : CBIT & ABRS.