Calliphora vicina (Blue Blowfly)

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Sophie F
Location
Collection date 09/17/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Observations

My fly was very big and found in my friends house. Fly is a solitary bug.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Calliphoridae Calliphora Calliphora vicina

Methods

Extraction kit Qiagen DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SeeGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Lanes 6 and 7.

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There is no band in lane 7 which is the wolbachia primer.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary The Calliphora vicina was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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