Lucilia sericata, the Greenbottle Flies
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Lucilia sericata known as Green bottleflies or green blowfly is an insect order of Diptera and include in family of Calliphoridae (Blow Flies). Habitat of this fly is very common in a wide variety of habitats, including heavily urbanized areas. With the ridges and colorful rainbow iridescence on the wings due to thin-film interference makes this fly so beautyfull. The fly is green in common color. In order to identify Lucilia sericata, this fly has three postsutural acrostichal bristles. Other species in the genus with three are L. thatuna, L. cuprina, and L. silvarum.
Tags: DIPTERA, fly, green blowfly, Green bottleflies, Lucilia sericata