Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Calliphoridae

Calliphora loewi Enderlein, 1903 Figs 2J, 3A

Material examined.

Madeira: Galhano 3 (20 females); Montado dos Pessegueiros 2 (1 female); Montado dos Pessegueiros 3 (3 females).

Remarks.

Calliphora loewi is a carrion-breeder present in the Holarctic and in a small part of the Oriental Region (Schumann 1986, Verves 2005). It is found in forests of northern and central Europe (Smith 1986, Byrd and Castner 2010), being common in alpine regions. In North America it is found in Alaska, Canada and in the northern continental United States (Rognes 1991, Tantawi et al. in press). Throughout its range, this species is generally not found in urban and disturbed areas (Byrd and Castner 2010). Although widespread, Calliphora loewi is rarely recorded, and usually in low abundance, in carcasses of large vertebrates, demonstrating a preference for small animal remains (Szpila et al. 2014). In Madeira, Calliphora loewi is restricted to a few native forest areas at high altitude (1000-1300 m) (Fig. 1). This species was recently collected for the first time in Madeira (Prado e Castro et al. 2016).