Blowflies
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Size range
- Body length about 14 mm
Distribution
- Native and introduced species
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
