Australian Sheep Blowfly, Lucilia cuprina.

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Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830), Australian Sheep Blowfly

General Description

Body green to black with red-brown eyes. Body up to 1 cm long.

Biology

Australian Sheep Blowflies breed on sheep, causing "fly-strike". They lay eggs in the dirty wool at the rear of the sheep and the maggots (larvae) that hatch feed on damaged skin.

Distribution

Worldwide. Mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Farmland.

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Animal Type

Other insects
Animal SubType

Flies
Brief Id

Metallic bronze-green colouration, red eyes.
Colours

Green, Black, Red, Brown
Habitats

Grassland
Diet

Omnivore
Endemicity

Native to Australia
Conservation Statuses

CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
Taxon Name

Lucilia cuprina
Scientific Author

(Wiedemann, 1830)
Common Name

Australian Sheep Blowfly
Phylum

Arthropoda
Subphylum

Uniramia
Class

Insecta
Order

Diptera
Family

Calliphoridae
Genus

Lucilia
Species Name

cuprina

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