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Common Green Bottle (Phaenicia sericata or Lucilia sericata)  Common green bottle fly,Flies,Geotagged,Green,Lucilia sericata,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Common Green Bottle (Phaenicia sericata or Lucilia sericata)

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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 Bridget Charity Rendall
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By Bridget Charity Rendall

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Uploaded Oct 13, 2012. Captured Sep 18, 2012 15:21 in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
  • DSC-H2
  • f/4.0
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO80
  • 6mm