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Te iroiro noho kai / Te ngaro

Blowflies

Calliphoridae
Calliphora quadrimaculata

Calliphora quadrimaculata

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Te 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