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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
569
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
408
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
42
296
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
121
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
81
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
8 Genera with 17 Species
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1948Bluebottle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1826Attic flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protocalliphora Hough, 1989Bird blow flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
17 Species
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Phaenicia coeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Pollenia intermedia Macquart, 1835
Protocalliphora bennetti Whitworth, 2002
Protocalliphora deceptor Sabrosky, Be..., 1989

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)


Links, sources and further information
Calliphoridae at artfakta.se
Calliphoridae at dyntaxa.se
Calliphoridae at gbif.org
Calliphoridae at irmng.org
Calliphoridae at itis.gov
Calliphoridae at marinespecies.org