Bluebottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria)

 Flies  Calliphoridae - Blow-flies

26 April 2022 

This large 'bluebottle' fly has a characteristic shiny blue abdomen and a dark thorax. The orange hairs on the gena and post gena, looking like a ginger beard, help to distinguish this species. Although common and widespread, this species is not usually associated with people in the same way as the closely related Calliphora vicina.(Nature spot)






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