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Semi-metallic Bluebottle Blowfly- Chrysomya semimetallica

Family Calliphoridae

This page contains pictures and information about Semi-metallic Bluebottle Blowflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 8mm
 
This Blowfly is metallic blue in colour. The abdomen has orange-brown bands. 
 
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We found this Blowfly once in Bushland near Longton Circuit. 
 
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Reference:
1. GENUS CHRYSOMYA IN NEW GUINEA (Diptera : Calliphoridae) - By Maurice T. James, Pacific Insects 13 (2): 361-369, 1971.   
2. Semimetallica blowfly - PaDIL 

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Last updated: May 04, 2013.