He iroiro

Maggots

Calliphoridae

Blowfly maggot. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Blowfly maggot. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Pūtoi
Order: Diptera
Whānau
Family: Calliphoridae

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Te Rahi

10–15 mm pea te roa.

Size range

10–15 mm long

Te Tītaringa

He momo māori, he rāwaho anō.

Distribution

Native and introduced species

Te Huringa Ora

Ko ngā iroiro ngā punua a te ngaro
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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

Maggots are the immature stages of blowflies
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 infested with blowfly eggs that quickly develop into larvae.

Golden blowfly [Lucilia] species. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — Golden blowfly Lucilia species. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

New Zealand blue blowfly [Calliphora quadrimaculata]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — New Zealand blue blowfly Calliphora quadrimaculata. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Hairy maggot blowfly [Chrysomya rufifacies]. Image: wild-wind / CC-BY Image — Hairy maggot blowfly Chrysomya rufifacies. Image: wild-wind / CC-BY

Adult Blowfly Image — Adult Blowfly

Blowfly maggot. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History Image — Blowfly maggot. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Blowfly pupa. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History Image — Blowfly pupa. Image: Cleveland Museum of Natural History