Editing Calliphoridae (section)

=== Characteristics ===
Calliphoridae adults are commonly shiny with metallic colouring, often with blue, green, or black thoraces and abdomens. [[Antenna (biology)|Antenna]]e are three-segmented and aristate. The [[Arista (insect anatomy)|arista]]e are plumose their entire length, and the second antennal segment is distinctly grooved. Members of Calliphoridae have branched Rs 2 veins, [[Schizophora|frontal suture]]s are present, and [[calypter]]s are well developed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ali |first1=Hayder |url=https://uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/media/lectures/95/95_2024_04_01!09_44_43_AM.pdf |title = Entymology 2: Family Calliphoridae|website=uomustansiriyah.edu.iq |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref>
The characteristics and [[Chaetotaxy|arrangements of hairlike bristles]] are used to differentiate among members of this family. All blowflies have bristles located on the [[Insect morphology#Legs|meron]]. Having two notopleural [[bristle]]s and a hindmost posthumeral bristle located lateral to presutural bristle are characteristics to look for when identifying this family.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

The thorax has the continuous dorsal suture across the middle, along with well-defined posterior calli. The postscutellum is absent or weakly developed. The costa is unbroken and the subcosta is apparent on the insect.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ces.csiro.au/biology/fly/fly.html |year=2004 |title=Anatomical Atlas of Flies |publisher=[[CSIRO]] |author=Anne Hastings, David Yeates & Joanna Hamilton |access-date=13 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118040549/http://www.ces.csiro.au/biology/fly/fly.html |archive-date=18 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nku.edu/~biosci/CoursesNDegree/ForensicFlyKey/families.htm |title=Biological Sciences: Northern Kentucky University |publisher=Nku.edu |date=2013-01-14 |access-date=2014-05-29 |archive-date=20 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920054523/http://www.nku.edu/~biosci/CoursesNDegree/ForensicFlyKey/families.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES15-4.shtml |title=INSECTES15-4 |publisher=Aramel.free.fr |access-date=2014-05-29}}</ref>