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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Blow Flies (Calliphoridae) » Lucilia
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Green Bottle Fly (Phaenicia sericata) ? - Lucilia
Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Burishkin

Green Bottle Fly (Phaenicia sericata) ? - Lucilia
Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
April 27, 2006
Green Bottle Fly (Phaenicia sericata) ?
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 29 April, 2006 - 7:18pm
Last updated 14 July, 2021 - 7:59pm

Moved
Moved from images reviewed by Dr. Whitworth and deemed further unIDable (temp.page). Based on recent correspondence with Dr. Whitworth.
… Even Dankowicz, 14 July, 2021 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Blow Flies.
… v belov, 28 June, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 13 February, 2007 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

Possibly.
I am no authority on calliphorids, but most of the green ones turn out to be in the genus Lucilia (which includes the former genus Phaenicia).
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 May, 2006 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
I assume the logic for placin
I assume the logic for placing this one here was that the technical characters used to rule out Phormia regina aren't visible. I would suggest placing in Lucilia since female Phormia have narrower parafacials and a flatter body
… Even Dankowicz, 26 August, 2020 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

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