Bluebottle Blowfly - Subfamily Chrysomyinae
Family Calliphoridae
This page contains pictures and information about Bluebottle Blowflies in subfamily Chrysomyinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
Flies in this subfamily are either metallic green or blue in colours. The antennal arista is strongly plumose. As the subfamily Calliphorinae, they are also carrion feeders. There is one genus Chrysomya in this subfamily.
- Bluebottle, Green Hairy Maggot Blowfly
- Chrysomya rufifacies, body length 8mm, male, female
- The fly is medium in size with metallic green body, with a distinct blue hue when viewed under bright sunlit conditions. It has a silvery head and red eyes. It has the board and round abdomen. We have more pictures and information in this page.
- Golden-legged Bluebottle
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- Chrysomya saffranea, body length 8mm
- This fly can be distinguished by the lack of black hair on its face. Please check this page for more information.
- Large Greenbottle
- Chrysomya megacephala, body length 8mm
- This fly is medium in size with metallic green body, with a distinct green hue when viewed under bright sunlit conditions. It has a silvery head and red eyes. It has the board and round abdomen. Please check this page for more information and pictures.
- Blackbottle
- Chrysomya nigripes, body length 8mm
- This fly look the same as the species about except dark blue in colour. Check this page for more information.
- 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.
- 4. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 5. Family CALLIPHORIDAE - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
- 6. GENUS CHRYSOMYA IN NEW GUINEA (Diptera : Calliphoridae) - By Maurice T. James, Pacific Insects 13 (2): 361-369, 1971.
- 7. A Revision of Australian Rhiniinae (Diptera : Calliphoridae) - J. P. Dear, Aust. J. Zool., 1977, 25, 779-826.
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p781.
