Golden-striped Blowfly - Calliphora sp.
Family Calliphoridae
This page contains pictures and information about Golden-striped Blowflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 10mm
- The fly is large in size, with hairy body, blue thorax and golden brown abdomen. The fly is one of the earliest flies to visit a corpse. Their larvae mainly breed in carrion.
- Reference:
- 1. Flies - family Calliphoridae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan
- 2. Calliphora stygia (Fabricius) - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO 2005
- 3. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p375.
