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This Blowfly has brightly coloured head
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This shot shows the metallic blue colour and markings on body.
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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BLOWFLY FACTS
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Description
This Blowfly has a bright orange yellow head and brilliant metallic blue body with black cross bands on abdomen. It looks similar to the Snail Parasite Blowfly but does not have the large white spots. Not sure if it a different species of just a colour variation?
Size
12mm
Food
feeds on nectar
Breeding
Most species of blowflies lay their eggs on carrion or dung, but some species lay their eggs on living animals.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Diptera | | Family: | Calliphoridae | | Genus: | Amenia | | Species: | unknown species | | Common Name: | Blowfly |
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