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Common European Greenbottle Fly
Lucilia sericata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Blue-green Bottle FlyLucilia coeruleiviridis
Australian Sheep Blow FlyLucilia cuprina
Illustrious Greenbottle FlyLucilia illustris
Marsh Greenbottle FlyLucilia silvarum
Caesar Greenbottle FlyLucilia caesar
Small False GreenbottleNeomyia cornicina
Black Blow FlyPhormia regina
Oriental Latrine FlyChrysomya megacephala
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 24,641 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 8,469 |
| Alaska | 5,864 |
| California | 5,237 |
| Ontario | 3,234 |
| British Columbia | 1,963 |
| New York | 1,860 |
| Massachusetts | 1,563 |
| Quebec | 1,228 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,163 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Blow Flies · Calliphoridae |
| Genus | Greenbottle Flies · Lucilia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common European Greenbottle Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.