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Taxonomy of Genus Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Bluebottle


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
25
6028
55198
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
12
4876
33190
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
343
3791
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
48
1990
Genera
Species
TribeCalliphorini
Macquart, 1851
25
836
Genera
Species
GenusCalliphora
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Bluebottle
275Species
Subnodes of Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
SubgenusCalliphora (Australocalliphora)
Kurahashi, 1971
  ⇒ Calliphora
12Species
SubgenusCalliphora (Calliphora)
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
5Species
SubgenusCalliphora (Neocalliphora)
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891
  ⇒ Calliphora
19Species
SubgenusCalliphora (Oceanocalliphora)
Kurahashi, 1972
  ⇒ Calliphora
1Species
SubgenusCalliphora (Papuocalliphora)
Kurahashi, 1971
  ⇒ Calliphora
1Species
SubgenusCalliphora (Paracalliphora)
Townsend, 1916
  ⇒ Calliphora
49Species
SpeciesCalliphora abina Hall, 1948
SpeciesCalliphora accepta Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia accepta
SpeciesCalliphora aculeata Pandelle, 1896  ⇒ Bellardia viarum
SpeciesCalliphora acutangula Rondani, 1863
SpeciesCalliphora affinis Macquart, 1835  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria
SpeciesCalliphora alaskensis Shannon, 1923
SpeciesCalliphora albicollara Xue & Du, 2022
SpeciesCalliphora aldrichia Shannon, 1923
SpeciesCalliphora algira Macquart, 1843  ⇒ Calliphorinae algira
SpeciesCalliphora alpina Zetterstedt, 1845
SpeciesCalliphora amplectens Pandelle, 1896
SpeciesCalliphora anana Hall, 1948
SpeciesCalliphora annulipes Philippi, 1861
SpeciesCalliphora antarctica Schiner, 1868  ⇒ Calliphora croceipalpis
SpeciesCalliphora antennatis Hutton, 1881  ⇒ Calliphoroides antennatis
SpeciesCalliphora anthropophaga Conil, 1878  ⇒ Cochliomyia hominivorax
SpeciesCalliphora antipoda Hutton, 1902
SpeciesCalliphora antipodea Hutton, 1902  ⇒ Xenocalliphora antipodea
SpeciesCalliphora antipodes Hutton, 1902
SpeciesCalliphora antojuanae Mariluis, 1982
SpeciesCalliphora apicalis Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia apicalis
SpeciesCalliphora argentina Bigot, 1877
SpeciesCalliphora arta Hall, 1948
SpeciesCalliphora assimilis Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia assimilis
SpeciesCalliphora atripalpis Malloch, 1935
SpeciesCalliphora aucta Walker, 1852
SpeciesCalliphora aureopunctata Macquart, 1855  ⇒ Xenocalliphora hortona
SpeciesCalliphora auriventris Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia auriventris
SpeciesCalliphora aurulans Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Cynomya cadaverina
SpeciesCalliphora australica Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia australica
SpeciesCalliphora autissiodorensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
SpeciesCalliphora axata Seguy, 1946
SpeciesCalliphora bezzi Zumpt, 1956
SpeciesCalliphora bezzii Hardy, 1932
SpeciesCalliphora bicolor Macquart, 1843  ⇒ Lucilia nigrocoerulea
SpeciesCalliphora boucardi Seguy, 1946  ⇒ Aldrichina grahami
SpeciesCalliphora brunibarbis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
SpeciesCalliphora calcedoniae Mariluis, 1979
SpeciesCalliphora calliphoroides Rohdendorf, 1931
SpeciesCalliphora capensis Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891  ⇒ Calliphora croceipalpis
SpeciesCalliphora carinata Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Polleniopsis toxopei
SpeciesCalliphora chilensis Macquart, 1844
SpeciesCalliphora chinghaiensis Van & Ma, 1978
SpeciesCalliphora chrysorrhoea Meigen, 1826
SpeciesCalliphora clarki Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia clarki
SpeciesCalliphora clausa Macquart, 1848
SpeciesCalliphora clementei Iches, 1906
SpeciesCalliphora collini Hall, 1948
SpeciesCalliphora coloradensis Hough, 1899
Caryer ovale, Noyer tendre, Shagbark hickory
SpeciesCalliphora compressa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Cynomya cadaverina
SpeciesCalliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1867
SpeciesCalliphora dasyophthalma Villeneuve, 1927  ⇒ Catapicephala dasyophthalma
SpeciesCalliphora deflexa Hardy, 1932
SpeciesCalliphora echinosa Grunin, 1970  ⇒ Calliphora alaskensis
SpeciesCalliphora elliptica Macquart, 1847  ⇒ Onesia elliptica
SpeciesCalliphora erectiseta Fan, 1957  ⇒ Calliphora genarum
SpeciesCalliphora eudypti Hutton, 1902  ⇒ Xenocalliphora eudypti
SpeciesCalliphora flavicauda Malloch, 1925  ⇒ Pericallimyia flavicauda
SpeciesCalliphora flavipes Lamb, 1909  ⇒ Xenocalliphora flavipes
SpeciesCalliphora floccosa Wulp, 1884  ⇒ Bengalia floccosa
SpeciesCalliphora franzi Zumpt, 1956
SpeciesCalliphora fulvibarbis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria
SpeciesCalliphora fulviceps Lamb, 1909
1Subspecies
SpeciesCalliphora fulvipes Macquart, 1844
SpeciesCalliphora fuscipennis Jaennicke, 1867
SpeciesCalliphora genarum Zetterstedt, 1838
SpeciesCalliphora germanorum Villeneuve, 1907  ⇒ Calliphora loewi
SpeciesCalliphora grahami Aldrich, 1930  ⇒ Aldrichina grahami
Common blowfly
SpeciesCalliphora gratiosa Bigot, 1877
SpeciesCalliphora grisescens Villeneuve, 1933  ⇒ Mufetiella grisescens
SpeciesCalliphora grunini Schumann, 1992
SpeciesCalliphora himalayana Kurahashi & Thapa, 1994
SpeciesCalliphora icela
SpeciesCalliphora infesta Philippi, 1861  ⇒ Cochliomyia hominivorax
SpeciesCalliphora insidiosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora insignis Curran, 1938  ⇒ Pericallimyia insignis
SpeciesCalliphora io Zumpt, 1956  ⇒ Pericallimyia io
SpeciesCalliphora irazuana Townsend, 1908
SpeciesCalliphora javanica De Meijere, 1914
SpeciesCalliphora kermadecensis Patton, 1925  ⇒ Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli
SpeciesCalliphora lata Coquillett, 1898
SpeciesCalliphora latifrons Hough, 1899  ⇒ Calliphora lilaea
SpeciesCalliphora lilaea Walker, 1849
SpeciesCalliphora littoralis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
SpeciesCalliphora livida Hall, 1948
SpeciesCalliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903
Long-horned Bluebottle
SpeciesCalliphora longilobata Pandelle, 1896  ⇒ Lucilia regalis
SpeciesCalliphora lopesi Mello, 1962
SpeciesCalliphora maestrica Peris, Gonzalez-Mora & Fernandez, 1998
SpeciesCalliphora magellanica Le Guillou, 1842
SpeciesCalliphora majuscula Villeneuve, 1915  ⇒ Pericallimyia majuscula
SpeciesCalliphora malayana Malloch, 1927
SpeciesCalliphora maryfulleri Hardy, 1947  ⇒ Calliphora (Neocalliphora) albifrontalis
SpeciesCalliphora melinda Curran, 1929  ⇒ Onesia melinda
SpeciesCalliphora metallica Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia metallica
SpeciesCalliphora milleri Patton, 1925  ⇒ Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli
SpeciesCalliphora minimus Harris, 1780
SpeciesCalliphora minor Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia minor
SpeciesCalliphora monspeliaca Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora montana Shannon, 1926
SpeciesCalliphora montevidensis Bigot, 1877
SpeciesCalliphora morticia Shannon, 1923  ⇒ Calliphora loewi
Heartleaf suncup
SpeciesCalliphora musca Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora myoidea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Cynomya cadaverina
SpeciesCalliphora nana Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora neohortona Miller, 1939  ⇒ Xenocalliphora neozealandica
SpeciesCalliphora neozealandica Murray, 1954
SpeciesCalliphora neozelandica Murray, 1954  ⇒ Xenocalliphora neozelandica
SpeciesCalliphora nidicola Heyden, 1868  ⇒ Trypocalliphora braueri
SpeciesCalliphora nigribarba Shannon, 1923  ⇒ Calliphora terraenovae
SpeciesCalliphora nigribarbis Vollenhoven, 1863
SpeciesCalliphora nigribasis Macquart, 1851
SpeciesCalliphora norwegica Enderlein, 1933
SpeciesCalliphora noumea Curran, 1929  ⇒ Onesia noumea
SpeciesCalliphora onesiodes Kurahashi, 1971
SpeciesCalliphora papua Guerin-Vollenhoven, 1831  ⇒ Euphumosia papua
SpeciesCalliphora paradoxa Villeneuve, 1927
SpeciesCalliphora parasacra Speiser, 1910  ⇒ Calliphora croceipalpis
SpeciesCalliphora parascara Speiser, 1910  ⇒ Calliphora croceipalpis
SpeciesCalliphora pattoni Aubertin, 1931
SpeciesCalliphora paytensis Townsend, 1892
SpeciesCalliphora perida Hardy, 1937  ⇒ Onesia perida
SpeciesCalliphora peruviana Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Neta chilensis
SpeciesCalliphora phacoptera Wulp, 1882
SpeciesCalliphora philippiana Rondani, 1863
SpeciesCalliphora plebeia Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia plebeia
SpeciesCalliphora plebia
SpeciesCalliphora popoffana Townsend, 1908  ⇒ Calliphora genarum
SpeciesCalliphora praepes Giglio-Tos, 1893
SpeciesCalliphora pryori Johnston & Wallman, 2021
SpeciesCalliphora pseuderythrocephala Kramer, 1928
SpeciesCalliphora pseudoerythrocephala Kramer, 1928  ⇒ Calliphora uralensis
SpeciesCalliphora psudovomitoria Kurahashi, 1971
SpeciesCalliphora pubescens Macquart, 1851  ⇒ Onesia pubescens
SpeciesCalliphora pusilla Macquart, 1855  ⇒ Aphyssura pusilla
SpeciesCalliphora rectinervis Bigot, 1888
SpeciesCalliphora retrocurva Pandelle, 1896  ⇒ Onesia sepulcralis
SpeciesCalliphora robusta Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia robusta
SpeciesCalliphora rohdendorfi Grunin, 1970
SpeciesCalliphora rostrata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphorinae rostrata
SpeciesCalliphora rubrifrons Townsend, 1908  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria
SpeciesCalliphora ruficornis Macquart, 1851
SpeciesCalliphora rufifacies Macquart, 1851  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora rufipalpis Macquart, 1834  ⇒ Calliphora montana
Melon
SpeciesCalliphora rufipes Macquart, 1843
SpeciesCalliphora rufiventris Macquart, 1847  ⇒ Apatemyia rufiventris
SpeciesCalliphora rutilans Macquart, 1851  ⇒ Onesia pubescens
SpeciesCalliphora sajlugemica Grunin, 1970  ⇒ Calliphora zaidamensis
SpeciesCalliphora salviaga
SpeciesCalliphora sarcophagoides Malloch, 1931  ⇒ Tainanina sarcophagoides
SpeciesCalliphora semiatra Schiner, 1868
SpeciesCalliphora semifulva Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Triceratopyga paradoxa
SpeciesCalliphora simulatrix Pandelle, 1896
SpeciesCalliphora sinensis Ho, 1936
SpeciesCalliphora socors Walker, 1861  ⇒ Mesembrinella bicolor
SpeciesCalliphora spitzbergensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora splendens Macquart, 1839
SpeciesCalliphora splendida Macquart, 1846
SpeciesCalliphora stelviana Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891
Little Bluebottle
SpeciesCalliphora stylifera Pokorny, 1889
SpeciesCalliphora subalpina Ringdahl, 1931
Woodland Bluebottle
SpeciesCalliphora suturata Bertoloni, 1861
SpeciesCalliphora tahitiensis Patton, 1925  ⇒ Calliphora (Paracalliphora) hilli
SpeciesCalliphora tasmaniensis
SpeciesCalliphora terraenovae Macquart, 1851
Melon
SpeciesCalliphora terranovae Macquart, 1851
SpeciesCalliphora tessellata Macquart, 1843
SpeciesCalliphora testaceifacies Macquart, 1851  ⇒ Onesia pubescens
SpeciesCalliphora texensis Townsend, 1908  ⇒ Cynomya cadaverina
SpeciesCalliphora thuscia Walker, 1849
SpeciesCalliphora tianshanica Rohdendorf, 1962
SpeciesCalliphora tibialis Macquart, 1851  ⇒ Onesia tibialis
SpeciesCalliphora transmarina Rondani, 1863
SpeciesCalliphora trifasciata Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1895
SpeciesCalliphora triseta Whitworth, 2012
SpeciesCalliphora tristriata Verhuell, 1850  ⇒ Cochliomyia macellaria
SpeciesCalliphora turanica Rohdendorf, 1926  ⇒ Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina
SpeciesCalliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922
Seabird Bluebottle
SpeciesCalliphora vicarians Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891  ⇒ Calliphora croceipalpis
SpeciesCalliphora viridescens Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Carolina vetch
SpeciesCalliphora viridiventris
SpeciesCalliphora vomitaria
1Subspecies
SpeciesCalliphora xanthocera Malloch, 1927  ⇒ Onesia xanthocera
SpeciesCalliphora xanthorrhina Bigot, 1888
SpeciesCalliphora yezoana
SpeciesCalliphora zaidamensis Fan, 1965

Synonyms
Abonesia (Villeneuve, 1927)
Acronesia (Hall, 1948)
Acrophaga (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891)
Aldrichiella (Rohdendorf, 1931)
Aldrichina (Townsend, 1934)
Australocalliphora (Kurahashi, 1971)
Calliphora (Australocalliphora) (Kurahashi, 1971)
Calliphora (Neocalliphora) (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891)
Calliphora (Oceanocalliphora) (Kurahashi, 1972)
Calliphora (Papuocalliphora) (Kurahashi, 1971)
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) (Townsend, 1916)
Eucalliphora (Townsend, 1908)
Neocalliphora (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891)
Oceanocalliphora (Kurahashi, 1972)
Papuocalliphora (Kurahashi, 1971)
Paracalliphora (Townsend, 1916)
Steringomyia (Pokorny, 1889)
Stobbeola (Enderlein, 1933)
Triceratopyga (Rohdendorf, 1931)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Calliphora
GermanBlaue Schmeißfliegen
EnglishBluebottle
SwedishKoboltspyflugor
FinnishLihakärpäset


Distribution of Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe


Distribution on islands
Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands


Found in fossile formations
Wellington Formation


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