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Bluebottle fly

Calliphora vomitoria

Photo by TajSALDO
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Field Notes

Description:

They are blue in colour, hence their name: bluebottle. They are also called bottle bee or blue flies. They lay their eggs on decomposing matter and animal carcasses.

Habitat:

They live in tropical areas with warm climate, they mostly live in urbanized locations due the abundance of food.

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