Calliphora /Cal·liph·o·ra/ (kah-lif´o-rah) a genus of flies, including the blowflies and bluebottle flies, which deposit their eggs in decaying matter, on wounds, or in body openings; the maggots are a cause of myiasis.
Cal·liph·o·ra (k -l f r-)n. A genus of blowfies whose larvae feed on dead flesh. |
Calliphora
a genus of flies which includes C. augur, C. australis, C. erythrocephala, C. fallax, C. hilli, C. novica, C. stygia and C. vomitoria. They may initiate blowfly strike in sheep but they mainly assume importance in sheep that are already infested.
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