Taxonomy
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Calliphorinae
Genus: Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Subgenus: Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Species: vicina Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
The first-, second- and third-instar larvae were described by Erzinçlioglu (1984) and Liu and Greenberg (1989). Wallman (2001) described the third-instar larva. The egg and puparium were described by Liu and Greenberg (1989).
Biology
Calliphora
vicina is a cosmopolitan species
found in many parts of the world, and occurs
as an exotic in Australia and New Zealand. It
prefers cold areas and is synanthropic (Wallman
2001). It is oviparous and plays a
minor role in sheep strike in
Australia, while also being of major forensic importance in
Europe and southern Australian cities, such as Adelaide and
Melbourne.
Distribution
In Australia, Calliphora vicina
occurs in all south-eastern states, including the Australian
Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia,
Tasmania and Victoria. It is common in Adelaide and
Melbourne, and uncommon in Sydney. Sydney probably
represents the northern limit of its Australian
distribution.
Relevant Literature
Dear,
J.P. (1985) Calliphoridae (Insecta, Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand
8, 86.
Erzinçlioglu,
Y.Z. (1984). Studies on the
morphology and taxonomy of the immature stages of
Calliphoridae, with analysis of phylogenetic relationships
within the family, and between it and other groups in the
Cyclorrhapha (Diptera). PhD Thesis, University of Durham.
Palmer, D.H. (1980) Partitioning of the carrion resource by
sympatric Calliphoridae (Diptera) near
Melbourne. PhD Thesis, La Trobe University.
Wallman, J.F. (2001)
Third-instar
larvae of common carrion-breeding
blowflies of the genus Calliphora (Diptera:
Calliphoridae) in South Australia. Invertebrate
Taxonomy 15, 37-51.