Calliphora

Calliphora is a genus of blow flies, also known as bottle flies, found in most parts of the world, with the highest diversity in Australia. The most widespread species in North America are Calliphora livida, C. vicina, and C. vomitoria.

Species

spyfluer

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyCalliphoridae

Observations recorded72,375

Calliphora es un género de moscas de la familia Calliphoridae, distribuido por la mayor parte del mundo, con la mayor diversidad en Australia.[1] En Norteamérica, las especies más abundantes son Calliphora livida, C. vicina y C. vomitoria.[1] Calliphora quiere decir 'portador de belleza'. El género fue descrito en 1830 por Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy.[1] Es el género tipo de la familia Calliphoridae. Especies El género Calliphora incluye:[2] Calliphora algira Macquart, 1843 Calliphora alpina (Zetterstedt), 1845 Calliphora antennatis Hutton, 1881 Calliphora antipodes Hutton, 1902 Calliphora antojuanaee Mariluis, 1982 Calliphora aruspex Bezzi, 1927 Calliphora assimilis Malloch, 1927 Calliphora atripalpis Malloch, 1935 Calliphora augur (Fabricius), 1775 Calliphora auriventris Malloch, 1927 Calliphora australica Malloch, 1927 Calliphora axata Séguy, 1946 Calliphora bezzi Zumpt, 1956 Calliphora bryani Kurahashi, 1972 Calliphora calcedoniae Mariluis, 1979 Calliphora canimicans Hardy, 1930 Calliphora centralis Malloch, 1927 Calliphora chinghaiensis Van & Ma, 1978 Calliphora clarki Malloch, 1927 Calliphora clausa Macquart 1848 Calliphora clementei Iches, 1906 Calliphora colorad

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taxon name: Calliphora
Commons category: Calliphora
taxon common name: spyfluer

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Calliphora, meaning "bearer of beauty", was first formally named in 1830 by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy. It is the type genus of the family Calliphoridae.