blow flies

family Calliphoridae

Member of calyptrate flies (zoosubsection Calyptratae)
schizophoran flies (zoosection Schizophora)
cyclorrhaphan flies (infraorder Cyclorrhapha)
brachyceran flies (suborder Brachycera)
flies (order Diptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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“Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of eastern Canada” in The Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 11 [PDF] describes how to distinguish blow flies from similar families and also how to distinguish many common genera and species from each other.

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2 observed taxons

Chris’s observations: 4 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Calero CP: 2
• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
• Henry Coe SP

Months:

• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist