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Orange-bearded Bluebottle Fly
Calliphora vomitoria
3,173 observations in the source records
28 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.
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What the records say
- 3,173 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Blue BlowflyCalliphora vicina
Shiny Blue Bottle FlyCynomya cadaverina
Aldrichina grahami
Eastern Skunk CabbageSymplocarpus foetidus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,737 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,445 |
| Canada | 831 |
| British Columbia | 388 |
| Ontario | 177 |
| United Kingdom | 142 |
| England | 122 |
| Quebec | 114 |
| Austria | 104 |
| Niederösterreich | 78 |
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 | Bluebottle Flies · Calliphora |
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 Orange-bearded Bluebottle Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.