Blue Bottle Fly
Calliphora vomitoria
Insect
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Metallic blue-green fly with iridescent sheen. Larva feeds on carrion; adult pollinator and essential decomposer in Bay Area ecosystems.
Plants that support Blue Bottle Fly
7 plants
Beethistle
Eryngium articulatum
perennial herb
Nectar
Castlegar's Hawthorn
Crataegus castlegarensis
perennial herb
Pollen
Chapparal Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Coast Dudleya
Dudleya caespitosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Creamsicle Monkeyflower
Diplacus 'Creamsicle'
perennial herb
Nectar
Montara Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montaraensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Santa Rosa Island Sage
Salvia brandegeei 'Pacific Blue'
shrub
Nectar