Calliphora vomitoria
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Not to be confused with Protophormia terraenovae, also known as "bluebottle fly".
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. They are fairly large flies, nearly twice the size of the housefly, with a metallic blue abdomen and long orange setae on the gena.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Calliphoridae |
Genus: | Calliphora |
Species: | C. vomitoria |
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Calliphora vomitoria | |
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While adult flies feed on nectar, females deposit their eggs on rotting corpses, making them important forensic insects, as their eggs and timing of oviposition can be used to estimate time of death.