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Australian distribution

Taxonomy

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Calliphorinae

Genus: Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830

Subgenus: Paracalliphora Townsend 1916

Species: fulvicoxa Hardy 1930

 

The immature stages are unknown.

Biology

Hardy (1937) observed Calliphora fulvicoxa ovipositing on decaying carrion, although it was not attracted to fresh carrion. It is unlikely that C. fulvicoxa is involved in myiasis of animals or humans, as it is not normally reared from carrion and is rarely attracted to fly traps (Kurahashi 1971).

Distribution

Calliphora fulvicoxa has been recorded throughout eastern Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Relevant Literature

Hardy, G.H. (1937). Notes on the genus Calliphora (Diptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 62, 17-26.

Kurahashi, H. (1971) The tribe Calliphorini from Australian and Oriental regions. II. Calliphora-group (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Pacific Insects 13, 141-204.