Little Bluebottle vs Woodland Bluebottle

Calliphora stelviana compared with Calliphora subalpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Bluebottle	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 stelviana	Calliphora subalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Bluebottle and Woodland Bluebottle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Calliphora.

Conservation Status

Little Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Woodland Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Bluebottle	Woodland Bluebottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Woodland Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden