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Common Green Bottle Fly

Lucilia sericata

Photo by Jamie Grant
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Field Notes

Description:

A metallic green fly, with red eyes and a pair of clear elytra.

Habitat:

Resting on a leaf in an urban coastal town in Devon, UK

Notes:

I believe it to be lucilia sericata, but there are so many similar species I'm very likely incorrect

Reference Links:

Common green bottle fly - Wikipedia

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