Calliphoridae - Lucilia sericata

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Calliphoridae - Lucilia sericata

Agua Caliente County Park, San Diego County, California, USA
April 22, 2009
Size: BL~7

This blow fly was on the moist creek bed at Agua Caliente. The color is rather bronzy, rather than bright green of the Green Bottle Fly, Lucilia sericata. Any help with its identification is most appreciated.

Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 16 January, 2011 - 6:13pm
Last updated 10 December, 2017 - 5:03pm

Moved

Moved from Lucilia.

… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2017 - 5:03pm

Moved

Moved from Blow Flies.

… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2017 - 11:51am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Brad Barnd, 16 January, 2011 - 8:03pm

Color variation

The color of green Lucilia often comes with bronze. Species have different average colors with a lot of overlap.

… John F. Carr, 16 January, 2011 - 6:46pm

Bronzy Callophorid

It's interesting that there is color overlap. This fly also seems very bristly, more so than the larger bluer blow fly I just posted, #485345. I don't know how genera or species are differentiated.

… Lynn Monroe, 16 January, 2011 - 9:20pm

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