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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

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Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Featured sightings

Hemipyrellia fergusoni (A blow fly) by PJH123

Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Weston, ACT - 14 Jan 2024 by Kenp12

Amenia chrysame (A Blow Fly) at Marlowe, NSW - 27 Apr 2019 by UserfaKgHkxs

Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Jan 2019 by HarveyPerkins

Latest sightings

Unverified Blow fly (Calliphoridae) at Flinders Ranges, SA - 25 Sep 2025 by AlisonMilton

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Downer, ACT - 19 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Scullin, ACT - 12 Oct 2025 by AlisonMilton

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Reid, ACT - 14 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 9 Oct 2025 by blacksheep

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Higgins, ACT - 11 Oct 2025 by AlisonMilton

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Higgins, ACT - 9 Oct 2025 by AlisonMilton

Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 9 Oct 2025 by KylieWaldon

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at West Wodonga, VIC - 7 Oct 2025 by KylieWaldon

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Russell, ACT - 8 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Symonston, ACT - 4 Oct 2025 by RodDeb

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Campbell, ACT - 3 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphoridae (Family) at Dickson, ACT - 30 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Braddon, ACT - 29 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Chiltern, VIC - 28 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 26 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 20 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Franklin, ACT - 23 Sep 2025 by chriselidie

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Mulloon, NSW - 21 Sep 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 15 Sep 2025 by blacksheep

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 Oct 2025

You may actually have photographed two different blow fly species

Calliphora augur

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Aug 2025

There are several small green blowfly versions

Calliphoridae (family)

KMcCue wrote:

31 Mar 2025

Michael
It was a small fly, half the size of a 'normal' blowfly.

Calliphoridae (family)

Freebird wrote:

25 Mar 2025

Thanks @GlossyGal

Amenia chrysame

GlossyGal wrote:

25 Mar 2025

Wow @Freebird - stunning shots!

Amenia chrysame

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