Forensically important Calliphora augur
Native to the south-east of this country. It has been observed that typically, this species will visit a carcass early in the decomposition process.
I also learned that the females of this species are ovoviviparous, laying around fifty larvae (maggots) sheathed in a chorion (egg shell) which hatch almost instantaneously.
And with fascination I read that this is the most forensically important fly in New South Wales, where, for example, it was utilised in over 30% of cases between 1984 and 2001.
Body length 10 mm.
"Calliphora augur", known as the lesser brown blowfly or bluebodied blowfly, is a species of blow-fly that is native to Australia. It is similar to the eastern goldenhaired blowfly but slightly smaller, and its abdomen has a central dark blue patch.
