Calliphora (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The species Calliphora vicina is commonly known as the bluebottle fly, found in many parts of the world.
- Calliphora stygia is generally shiny black in appearance, with a distinctive metallic sheen.
- Calliphora vomitoria, known as the bluebottle or common greenbottle fly, is a member of a large genus of flies.
- Calliphora hilli, known as Hill's brown blowfly, is found in Australia, and other such members inhabit various parts of the earth.
- Forensic scientists have come to rely upon the common bluebottle Calliphora vicina for estimating post-mortem interval due to its rapid development rate.