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Green fly - Lucilia
Copyright © 2007 John F. Carr

Green fly - Lucilia
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 16, 2007

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 18 September, 2007 - 9:56am
Last updated 21 October, 2008 - 7:32pm

Moved
Moved from Blow Flies.

This is probably Lucilia sericata based on Whitworth's key and the fact that L. sericata was observed at the same location a year later. The alternative is L. silvarum.
… John F. Carr, 21 October, 2008 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Blow fly, aka bottle fly
Might be Lucilia.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 September, 2007 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

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