| Seasonal and spatial distributions of blowflies in relation to reproduction were investigated by baited traps in eight sites from lowland to high mountainous areas in Hokkaido, Japan. A total of 6,571 blowflies consisting of seven species in three genera was collected. The most predominant species was Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus) (5,946 flies, 90.5%), followed by C. nigribarbis Vollenhoven (537 flies, 8.2%). The remaining five species (Triceratopyga calliphoroides Rohdendorf, C. vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, C. loewi Enderlein, C. subalpina (Ringdahl), and Aldrichina grahami (Aldrich) were few in numbers. Calliphora vomitoria had the highest peak in autumn (October) in lowland to upland areas (70 m, 400 m, and 500 m), and it was also abundant from July to... |
