Lucilia cuprina (MAF, Australia) 05

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Lucilia cuprina, Dorsal - Adult : Diagnostic Notes : Abdomen integument metallic green. Fore femur metallic green. Thoracic squama bare. Wings hyaline; stem vien bare; basicosta yellow; subcostal sclerite pubescent. Suprasquamal ridge with posterior parasquamal tuft. Supraspiracular convexity pubescent. Postocular microtrichial pile (minute hairs) on vertex directed transversely, smooth, with a sharp boundary where pile changes direction. Humerus with 2-4 hairs. Quadrant between anterior margin and discal setae with 15-25 setulae. Male : Hairs on abdominal sternites much longer than on hind femur and tibia. Date: 18 March 2011. Source: PaDIL : High quality images and Information tools designed for Biosecurity and Biodiversity by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. Author: Caroline Harding (MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory).