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
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Early October 2021
Sisters Beach
Late January 2022
Sisters Beach
