Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Add a sighting Subscribe View significant View unverified

Blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Moderators

MichaelMulvaney
Amata
DiBickers
KylieWaldon
become a moderator

Announcements

Capital Ecology backs NatureMapr for 2026
6 hrs ago

We are pleased to announce that Capital Ecology will continue their sponsorship of NatureMapr for FY26.Capital Ecology is a successful, locally based ecological consultancy that provide high quality, ...

Continue reading

NatureMapr integrates with Wildlife Insights for NSW based camera trap data

NatureMapr update

Platform update

Improvements to data import tool (coming soon)

Discussion

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
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
18 Mar 2025
The last two images are of a different species Chrysoma
Calliphora sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
23 Feb 2025
This looks like a Blow Fly (Family Calliphoridae), very likely in Subfamily Ameniinae & Genus Amenia. Example of similar is Amelia chrysame.
Amenia sp. (genus)

Species Richness Score (SRS)

Top contributors

Top moderators

822,939 sightings of 22,511 species from 14,201 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed and subsidised by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made