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Calliphorinae Chrysomyiinae |
The Blowflies are members of the family Calliphoridae of flies. Flies in this family are often shiny/metallic in appearance.
Some members of this family are known as bluebottles, cluster flies or greenbottles. The name blowfly comes from the fact that meat infested by their larvae becomes "flyblown".
The family is divided into two subfamilies, the Calliphorinae and the Chrysomyiinae, which between them contain about 23 genera.
Adult blowflies are occasional pollinators, being attracted to flowers with a strong odor resembling rotting meat, such as the American pawpaw.