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Bottle fly - Lucilia - female
Copyright © 2007 Mario David Bazan

Bottle fly - Lucilia - Female
Los Angeles, CA, California, USA
September 12, 2006
Size: 10 mm
One of the biggest problem in los Angeles around summer you can see fly flying around everywhere, restaurant, Hospital etc .I am not sure about the genus but in my personal opinion is a bronze bottle fly, probably Phaenicia genus, Calliphoridae Family, There is somebody Familiar with Calliphorids. Regards,
Contributed by Mario David Bazan on 21 April, 2007 - 1:51pm
Last updated 10 December, 2017 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Blow Flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2017 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Fungus-ridden Flies.
Identifiable fungus-ridden flies are now being moved to their proper places in the guide, since there is a gallery of all the fungus-ridden insects here.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 October, 2011 - 2:38pm

infected
with Beauvaria bassiana I believe
… Omar Fahmy, 21 April, 2007 - 5:51pm

 
HI Omar
Do you think? I have more pictures with he same white spot. It is possible to see B. bassiana (spores) in alive flies?.
… Mario David Bazan, 23 April, 2007 - 5:42pm

 
Its not
really a spot, but the inflation of the abdomen and its white appearance. This fly is close to death, then you will see the spores. But yeah, this is almost 100% Beauveria bassiana
… Omar Fahmy, 23 April, 2007 - 6:41pm

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