Blue Bottle Fly vs Long-horned Bluebottle

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Calliphora loewi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Long-horned Bluebottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Calliphoridae	Calliphoridae
Genus same	Calliphora	Calliphora
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Calliphora loewi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-horned Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Long-horned 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).

Long-horned 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