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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.
The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blowflies, blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, or greenbottles) [5] are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing bait, are known as gentles . [ 6 ]
Calliphora is a genus of blow flies, also known as bottle flies, found in most parts of the world, with the highest diversity in Australia. [3] The most widespread species in North America are Calliphora livida, C. vicina, and C. vomitoria.
Protocalliphora or bird blowflies are a blow fly genus containing many species which are obligate parasites of birds. [3] Eggs are laid in bird nests. After hatching, the larvae suck the blood of nestlings.
Lucilia bufonivora is a member of the fly family Calliphoridae which are commonly known as blow flies. L. bufonivora is commonly referred to as a toadfly.The adult flies will typically feed on pollen and nectar of flowers, while the larvae are parasitoids that feed mainly on the living flesh of the common toad (Bufo bufo), leading to the toad's death, though they have been found as parasites ...
Calliphora vicina is a member of the family Calliphoridae, which includes blow flies and bottle flies.These flies are important in the field of forensic entomology, being used to estimate the time of a person's death when a corpse is found and then examined.
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly, or simply screwworm or screw-worm, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. It is present in the New World tropics.
Species fly from mid-May to October and inhabit old forests and damp areas near the shore. [16] The females of this species have a distinctive white spots at the tips of their wings [18] and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours. [19]