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Shiny Blue Bottle Fly
Cynomya cadaverina
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Blue BlowflyCalliphora vicina
Black Blow FlyPhormia regina
Orange-bearded Bluebottle FlyCalliphora vomitoria
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum
Black Horse FlyTabanus atratus
BlackbottleProtophormia terraenovae
Illustrious Greenbottle FlyLucilia illustris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 3,423 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,512 |
| Alaska | 1,478 |
| Ontario | 1,068 |
| Nunavut | 494 |
| Quebec | 383 |
| British Columbia | 358 |
| New York | 273 |
| Texas | 208 |
| Alberta | 204 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Blow Flies · Calliphoridae |
| Genus | Cynomya |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Shiny Blue Bottle Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.