Calliphora vicina [erythrocephala] Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 (Family Calliphoridae)


Male

Female

Length: 5-12mm;
Wingspan: 13-27mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? All Year
(Earliest: 25.1)

Biotopes:
Buildings

Hedge Rows

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Mammalia, Aves
Food:
(Adult)

Dung

Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Selinum carvifolia Nectar, Pollen

Several Rosaceae Nectar, Pollen

Salix aurita Nectar, Pollen

Phallus impudicus
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Aphaereta minuta Larva
Predators:
Mellinus arvensis

Nature Spot: Calliphora vicina
Piedpiper: Calliphora vicini (Bluebottle)


Pictures © 2003, 2007, 2010 J.K. Lindsey

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