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Carrion fly

Calliphoridae

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Description:

Calliphoridae (commonly known as blowflies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with 1,100 known species.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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Calliphoridae

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