Skip to main content
Today is World Environment Day!
Close

Common green bottle fly

Lucilia sericata

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

47.3326, -79.4558

Field Notes

Description:

Small green bottle or blow fly

Habitat:

Semi rural

Species ID Suggestions

Common green bottle fly

Lucilia sericata

Reference Link
Wilson W
1

Comments (4)
Wilson W
Look at this, this nearly the same, Karen! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36550126
KarenL
I was unsure too Dragoon as this appeared to have fewer abdominal segments than Lucilia sericata but it's hard to tell from this photo & it flew before I managed a dorsal shot.
Dragoon
Perhaps Lucilia sericata? It most seems to present the features of Sericata, but I'd prefer your opinion on the matter, as some of the disquinishing features between Lucilia species is from the shape of the abdomen and color, which can seems hard to distuinquish with this photo.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flies!
Photographed
PublishedAugust 6, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies