Family

Blow Flies

Calliphoridae

16 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyCalliphoridae (Blow Flies)

Species in this group

Euphumosia papua

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Calliphora quadrimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stomorhina lunata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysomya putoria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cynomya mortuorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lucilia sericata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysomya marginalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calliphora ochracea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysomya chloropyga

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lucilia illustris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lucilia cuprina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cosmina fuscipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chrysomya megacephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amenia chrysame

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Amenia imperialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cordylobia anthropophaga

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Blow Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 16	~20%
	Euphumosia papua			~20%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 16	~10%
	New Zealand Blue Blowfly			~10%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 16	~10%
	Calliphora ochracea			~10%
	Amenia chrysame			<5%
	Yellow-Headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly			<5%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~10%
	Chrysomya putoria			~10%
	Regal Blowfly			~10%
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~10%
	Copper-Tailed Blowfly			<5%
	Cosmina fuscipennis			<5%
7	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 16	~10%
	Copper-Tailed Blowfly			<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
	Cosmina fuscipennis			<5%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~10%
	Regal Blowfly			<5%
	Skin Maggot-Fly			<5%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 16	~10%
	Yellow-Faced Blowfly			<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
12	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~10%
	Yellow-Faced Blowfly			~10%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Regal Blowfly			<5%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	<5%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 16	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
18	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 16	<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	2 of 16	~50%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~30%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~30%
2	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	3 of 16	~30%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 16	~30%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~20%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
4	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 16	~20%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~20%
5	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
6	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
7	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
8	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
10	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
11	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
12	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
13	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 16	~10%
	Calliphora ochracea			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
	Yellow-Headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
14	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
15	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
16	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
17	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
18	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
19	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
20	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
21	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
22	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
23	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
24	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 16	~10%
	Copper-Tailed Blowfly			<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
25	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
26	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
27	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
28	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
29	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 16	~10%
	Calliphora ochracea			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
30	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
31	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
32	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
33	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
34	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
35	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
36	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
37	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
38	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
39	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
40	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
41	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Locust Blowfly			<5%
42	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
43	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
44	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
45	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
46	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%
47	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
48	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
49	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
50	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
51	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
52	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
53	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
54	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
55	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
56	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
57	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 16	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			<5%
58	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 16	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
59	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 16	~10%
	Locust Blowfly			~10%
60	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 16	~10%
	Oriental Latrine Fly			~10%

Blow Flies

Species in this group

Euphumosia papua

New Zealand Blue Blowfly

Locust Blowfly

Chrysomya putoria

Yellow-Faced Blowfly

Common European Greenbottle Fly

Regal Blowfly

Calliphora ochracea

Copper-Tailed Blowfly

Illustrious Greenbottle Fly

Australian Sheep Blow Fly

Cosmina fuscipennis

Oriental Latrine Fly

Amenia chrysame

Yellow-Headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly

Skin Maggot-Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Blow Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked