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Blue Bottle Fly

Calliphora vomitoria

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Blue Bottle fly cleaning itself on a rose leaf at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, California.

The blue bottle fly or bottlebee (Calliphora vomitoria) is a common blow-fly found in most areas of the world and is the type species for the genus Calliphora.
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Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, California.

Reference Links:

Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria), Blue bottle fly

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Bottle Fly

Calliphora vomitoria

Reference Link
LarsKorb
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Comments (1)
misako
Thank you for the ID LarsKorb!

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Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Global Flight
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The Color Blue
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2012

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