page_title: Calliphora augur
hierarchical_section_title: Calliphora augur
context_page_description: Calliphora augur, known as the lesser brown blowfly or bluebodied blowfly, is a species of blow-fly that is native to Australia. It is similar to the eastern goldenhaired blowfly but slightly smaller, and its abdomen has a central dark blue patch.
  It is a common visitor to houses and is also noted as a perpetrator of flystrike on sheep. It lays living maggots, unlike most blow-fly species which lay eggs.
context_section_description: Calliphora augur, known as the lesser brown blowfly or bluebodied blowfly, is a species of blow-fly that is native to Australia. It is similar to the eastern goldenhaired blowfly (common brown blowfly) but slightly smaller, and its abdomen has a central dark blue patch.
  It is a common visitor to houses and is also noted as a perpetrator of flystrike on sheep. It lays living maggots (Viviparous), unlike most blow-fly species which lay eggs.
caption: Illustrative view from above showing the blue patch on the abdomen
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