Calliphora (Neocalliphora) stygia

Golden Blowfly, Calliphora (Neocalliphora) stygia
Calliphora stygia males have the upper facets of their eyes distinctly larger than the lower facets, a feature also shared with the similar looking C. fulvicoxa, but lacking in males of C. hilli. Both males and females of C. hilli can be separated by having two presutural acrostichal bristle pairs (ie medial pairs before the transverse thoracic suture) instead of the three present for C. stygia and C. fulvicoxa (click here for comparison). C. fulvicoxa differs principally from C. stygia by having the postocular region adorned with golden pruinescence instead of silver, and by having the coxae concolorous with the femora whereas in the latter species they are darker.

Female
Late October 2014
Port Huon

Male
Mid September 2011
Ulverstone

Male
Mid October 2011
Mount Wellington

Female
Mid July 2013
Huonville

Male
Mid November 2014
Waverley Park, Howrah

Female
Early April 2015
Weilangta
Feeding on the mystery green substance (possibly the chewed Acacia plug from a wasp burrow entrance) with a Tachinid fly, Chaetophthalmus sp. (upper).

Male
Late July 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Sunning itself on a log.

Late September 2020
Hobart/nipaluna
feeding on rosemary
IMG 5095  IMG 5096. IMG 5107. IMG 5108  IMG 5109

Early October 2021
Sisters Beach
IMG 0637

Late January 2022
Sisters Beach
IMG 3035  IMG 3037