Blue Bottle Fly vs Woodland Bluebottle

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Calliphora subalpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Woodland Bluebottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Calliphoridae	Calliphoridae
Genus same	Calliphora	Calliphora
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Calliphora subalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Woodland Bluebottle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Calliphora.

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Woodland Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Woodland Bluebottle
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).

Woodland Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden