Calliphorinae

The Calliphorinae are a subfamily of the blow fly family Calliphoridae. The distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily are: the stem vein is bare, the lower calypter and the proepisternal depression are bristly, but the suprasquamal region is bare or with only a few random bristles. The thorax is dull and bears fine hairs, and the abdomen is usually colored shining blue.^[1]

Calliphorinae
Calliphora hilli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Calliphoridae
Subfamily:	Calliphorinae
Type genus
Calliphora
Genera
Many, see text

Portrait of Calliphora vomitoria

The Bengaliinae (which have more yellowish and dull abdomens) have sometimes been included herein, as have the Luciliinae and Polleniinae in older treatments. These are all considered separate lineages in recent works, with Polleniinae treated as a family, Polleniidae.^[2][3]

Selected genera

• Acronesia
• Acrophaga
• Aldrichina
• Bellardia
• Calliphora
• Cynomya
• Cyanus
• Eucalliphora
• Onesia