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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Blow Flies (Calliphoridae) » Lucilia » Lucilia illustris
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Unidentified Blow Fly - Lucilia illustris - female
Copyright © 2015 Jay Cossey

Unidentified Blow Fly - Lucilia illustris - Female
Backus Woods, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
May 28, 2015
I shot this handsome Blow Fly (I know--an attractive Blow Fly?) and was wondering if anyone could ID it for me.
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Contributed by Jay Cossey on 29 May, 2015 - 12:43pm
Last updated 9 December, 2017 - 2:48pm

Moved
Moved from Lucilia.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2017 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 June, 2015 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

You have two different specim
You have two different specimens here. One male , eyes touching and one female eyes separated. They should be on separate BugGuide pages. Both are Lucilia.
… Bill Dean, 29 May, 2015 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops...
Thanks for the heads up. I thought they were the same individual. I'll fix that!
… Jay Cossey, 29 May, 2015 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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