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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Blow Flies (Calliphoridae) » Phormia » Black Blow Fly (Phormia regina)
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Green bottle flies mating -- Lucilia? - Phormia regina - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Jack Connor

Green bottle flies mating -- Lucilia? - Phormia regina - Male Female
Port Republic, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
February 26, 2009
In our garden today. Closest match I could find on BG seems to be Lucilia.
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Contributed by Jack Connor on 26 February, 2009 - 6:57pm
Last updated 28 June, 2009 - 5:53pm

possible Phormia regina
Terry Whitworth det.

Moved from Blow Flies.
… v belov, 28 June, 2009 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Calyptratae.
… v belov, 14 April, 2009 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

Likely
If this is a blow fly it is probably Lucilia. There are some other shiny metallic flies that are sometimes confused with blow flies.
… John F. Carr, 30 March, 2009 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much, John
I appreciate you taking the time to give me that tip.

Flies are tough -- as you know better than me.

Jack
… Jack Connor, 31 March, 2009 - 5:08am login or register to post comments

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