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Lucilia sericata in cog web, Heesch, Netherlands I will not mourn for this casualty. During summer, green bottle flies are plague-like in numbers as they're attracted to outdoor trash cans. Common European Greenbottle Fly,Heesch,Lucilia sericata,Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Lucilia sericata in cog web, Heesch, Netherlands

I will not mourn for this casualty. During summer, green bottle flies are plague-like in numbers as they're attracted to outdoor trash cans.

    comments (5)

  1. Fly smoothie. Posted 11 months ago
    1. "Just relax, this may take a while" Posted 11 months ago
      1. Lol Posted 11 months ago
  2. We have a similar pest in summer Posted 11 months ago
    1. Makes sense. It especially doesn't help that pickup service is only once every 2-3 weeks. Posted 11 months ago

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The common green bottle fly is a blow-fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. It is 10–14 mm long, slightly larger than a housefly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 13, 2024. Captured Jul 27, 2024 15:41.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400