Te iroiro noho kai / Te ngaro
Blowflies
Calliphoridae
![Calliphora quadrimaculata](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Calliphora-quadrimaculata__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Calliphora quadrimaculata
Show in English Te ReoTe Rahi
- He āhua 14 mm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Body length about 14 mm
Te Tītaringa
- He momo māori, he rāwaho anō.
Distribution
- Native and introduced species
Te Huringa Ora
- He whakararu tāna i ngā pāmu. Kitea nuitia ai ngā torongū i ngā kiko kararehe kua pirau.
- Ko ētahi momo ka whānau hua ki te kiri ora, ki te kiko ora o te hipi.
- I rō whare i te raumati, tērā ka kino te mīti me ētahi atu kai i ngā hua ka tere tonu te huri hei iroiro.
Life history
- Pests on farms. Larvae normally found on carrion. Some species strike sheep by burrowing through the skin to live tissue
- In houses, food, especially meat, left exposed in summer is likely to be contaminated with blowfly eggs that quickly develop into larvae