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==Calliphoridae==
==Calliphoridae==
*The ''Calliphoridae'' family are '''facultative''' parasites
*Cause '''blowfly strike'''
*If the fly lays eggs on an animals, the animals is said to be '''blown'''
*The damage the larvae cause to the animal is known as '''strike'''
*Worldwide
*Affects sheep mostly
**Rabbits can also be affected
'''Species of Veterinary importance'''
*''Lucilla serrata''
**Greenbottles
*''Phormia terra-novae''
**Blackbottle
*''Calliphora erythrocephala''
**Bluebottle
*''Callipohora vomitoria''
**Bluebottle
*''Lucilla cuprina''
**South Africa
**Australia
*''Chrysomya'' spp.
**Africa
**Asia
**Australia
*''Wohlfahrtia''
**Fleshfly
'''Recongition'''
'''Recongition'''