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''Calliphora quadrimaculata'', commonly known as the New Zealand Blue blowfly and by its Maori name Rango Pango, is in order Diptera insect of Calliphoridae family in the genus Calliphora, This particular blowfly is found throughout New Zealand as well as on Chatham, Auckland, Stewart and Campbell Islands that surround New Zealand New Zealand. Generally blowfly maggots in New Zealand have to feed on animal tissue or faeces to develop into adult blowflies. However the New Zealand blue blowfly larvae can survive on decaying leaves of snow tussock in alpine regions and reach adult maturity without feeding on any animal tissue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Zealand Blue Blowfly )〕 ==Description== Immature Morphology The blue blowfly larvae are made up of a head, three thoracic segments and eight abdominal segments. The head is often so small it is hidden in the thoracic segment it has two lobes, a pair of antennae and also a pair of maxillary palps which are bristle like hairs attached to the mouthparts of the larvae that serve as an additional sensory structure. The mouth is situated at the lower front part of the head and has a pair of hardened mouth hooks. The oral sclerite in the ''Calliphora quadrimaculata'' is short compared to other species in the same family. On the first thoratic segment has a pair of spiracles and the rest of the body segments are separated by narrow spines which are very large in the ''C. quadrimaculata'' this is seen as a key identifying feature in larval stage. Mature Morphology The adult New Zealand blue blowfly is New Zealand’s largest native blowfly with body lengths between 9.5- 15.00mm. It has a head, thorax and abdomen and a pair of wings. The head is holoptic in males meaning that the eyes meet on the mid front line of the head and in females the head is dichoptic meaning the two eyes are separated. Eyes are densely haired in both male and female. The thorax has very large orange spiracles which are essentially holes that serve as the insect’s respiratory system. The thorax is mostly a black except on the scutellum which is the lower part of the thorax on the dorsal side which is a brownish colour. The mesonotum which are middle sclerotized plates on the dorsal surface of the thorax are evenly grey dusted. The bases of the wings are darkened with a brown tinge and the veins are brown. There are six legs the femoral part are blackish brown with a thin grey dusting and the tibiae are a reddish brown. The abdomen is ground colour black with no dusting it has reflections that are metallic violet or blue green in colour.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calliphora quadrimaculata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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