Blue Bottle Fly vs Blueskin

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Acacia irrorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Blueskin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Calliphoridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Calliphora	Acacia
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Acacia irrorata

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Blueskin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Blueskin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Blueskin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blueskin

The Blueskin (Acacia irrorata) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.