blowfly (excluding bluebottles and greenbottles)
Refers to blowflies in the family Calliphoridae, typically excluding the metallic blue/green species. Often encountered in contexts of decomposition or forensic entomology.
Blowflies were swarming on the corpse.
クロバエの幼虫は死肉を食べる。
Blowfly larvae feed on dead flesh.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the second character is not a standard jōyō kanji.
Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') + 蠅 (はえ, 'fly'), referring to the typically dark coloration of these blowflies.