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Phormia regina
The species ''Phormia regina'', more commonly known as the black blow fly, belongs to the blow fly family Calliphoridae. Although some authorities merge both the blow fly group (Calliphoridae) and the flesh fly group (Sarcophagidae) together in the family Metopiidae, key distinguishable physical traits allow for this separation.〔Triplehorn, C., Johnson, N., Borror and Delongs Introduction to the Study of Insects. Brooks/Cole, 7th Ed. 2005. Pp.672 & 729-730〕
Being a member of the order Diptera (the fly order), it is attributed by the presence of only its pair of fore wings while the pair of hind wings has been highly reduced to halteres. These halteres function in aiding in stability and maneuverability during flight.〔 Wings of this fly are specialized having a sharp bend halfway through the wing and they are also known to have a well-developed calypter. Blow flies are about the size of a house fly or a little larger, many are metallic blue or green. Key characteristics of this species include black gena, mostly white calypteres and anterior thoracic spiracles that appear to be orange yellow due to being surrounded by bright orange setae.〔Whitworth, Terry. 2006. Keys to the Genera and Species of the Blow Flies (Diptera:Calliphoridae) of America North of Mexico. PROC. ENTOL. SOC. WASH. 30 June. 108(3), Pp.629-725〕〔Rognes, Knut. 1991. Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Ltd., 272pp.
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==Taxonomy==
''Phormia regina'' was described by the German entolomogist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1826. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin ''regina'' 'queen'. Meigen's career works were mainly involved in the taxonomical aspect of identifying different species of Diptera. Spending a lot of time classifying species based on wing ventilation as well as, antennae, he discovered this was not sufficient to classify these dipteran species. He then reasoned that species can only identified by combination of characteristics; this technique later became known as the eclectic method.
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