Calliphora stygia

Brown blowfly or Brown bomber at Yackandandah, VIC

Calliphora stygia at Yackandandah, VIC - suppressed
Calliphora stygia at Yackandandah, VIC - suppressed
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Calliphora stygia 17 Jan 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 9 May 2023 KylieWaldon

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took me too long to realise the abundance of flies in this spot was due to four round skats at my feet. There I found these gold-butt flies. Not sure what the skats were. Quite large.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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