Brown blowfly or Brown bomber at Wodonga
Identification history
| Calliphora stygia | 3 May 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Calliphora stygia | 28 Nov 2023 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Nov 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
They appeared to be feeding though many were just resting. And there were lots and lots of them. Personally I call these the golden butt fly!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.847153-36.131500
- Maps Wodonga
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2023 09:07 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr
Additional information
- kunzea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Calliphora stygia Scientific name
- Brown blowfly or Brown bomber Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 950m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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