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Blow Flies
Calliphoridae
The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with 1,100 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing bait, are known as gentles. The family is known to be polyphyletic, but much remains disputed regarding proper treatment of the constituent taxa, some of which are occasionally accorded family status (e.g., Bengaliidae, Helicoboscidae, Polleniidae, and Rhiniidae).
12 branches of this family, most-observed first
Luciliinae
subfamilyLuciliinae
Calliphorinae
subfamilyCalliphorinae
Chrysomyinae
subfamilyChrysomyinae
Nose Flies
subfamilyRhiniinae
Ameniinae
subfamilyAmeniinae
Fly Pirates
subfamilyBengaliinae
Toxotarsinae
subfamilyToxotarsinae
Melanomyinae
subfamilyMelanomyinae
Phumosiinae
subfamilyPhumosiinae
Helicoboscinae
subfamilyHelicoboscinae
Prosthetosominae
subfamilyProsthetosominae
Perisiella
genusPerisiella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61860.