Calliphora vomitoria: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the calliphora vomitoria lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calliphora vomitoria
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Calliphoridae

Where does the calliphora vomitoria live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the calliphora vomitoria in 20 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. In Portugal it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the calliphora vomitoria?

The calliphora vomitoria (Calliphora vomitoria) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae, genus Calliphora. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the calliphora vomitoria

Calliphora vomitoria, known as the bluebottle fly, orange-bearded bluebottle, or bottlebee, is a species of blowfly, a species in the family Calliphoridae. Calliphora vomitoria is the type species of the genus Calliphora. It is common throughout many continents including Europe, Americas, and Africa. They are fairly large flies, nearly twice the size of the housefly, with a metallic blue abdomen and long orange setae on the gena.

While adult flies feed on nectar, females deposit their eggs on rotting corpses, making them important forensic insects, as their eggs and timing of oviposition can be used to estimate time of death.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Calliphora vomitoria (revision 1376372976), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1141108 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).