Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur, known as the lesser brown blowfly or bluebodied blowfly, is a species of blow-fly that is native to Australia. It is similar to the eastern goldenhaired blowfly (common brown blowfly) but slightly smaller, and its abdomen has a central dark blue patch.
| Calliphora augur | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Genus: | Calliphora |
| Species: | C. augur |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliphora augur (Fabricius, 1775) | |
It is a common visitor to houses and is also noted as a perpetrator of flystrike on sheep. It lays living maggots (Viviparous), unlike most blow-fly species which lay eggs.
Illustrative view from above showing the blue patch on the abdomen
References
Media related to Calliphora augur at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Calliphora augur at Wikispecies- Department of Primary Industries : Sheep blowflies of Victoria
- CSIRO: Calliphora augur (Fabricius)
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