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reflecting green blowfly

Image of Lucilia

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L: 7-11mmcharacteristics: 4. Lngsader (Name?) scharf abgeknicktBiology: the conical larvae develop in carrion, adults suck on carrion (they are the first to colonize a corpse) and visiting flowers in search of nectar.Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera Martynov, 1923Order: Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera Schiner, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: Oestroidea TOWNSEND, 1931Family: Calliphoridae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889 (blow flies or cluster flies, Schmeifliegen)Subfamily: Calliphorinae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889Tribus: Luciliini SHANNON, 1923Genus: Lucilia ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (Sheep Blowflies, Goldfliegen)possibly: Lucilia sericata MEIGEN, 1826 (common green bottle)pls. see projects.exeter.ac.uk/meeg/sites/default/files/publicatio...more info:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_green_bottle_flywww.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Calliphoridae/Lucili.... please compare (wing venation & bristles): www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Muscidae/Neomyia_cor... and www.naturspaziergang.de/Fotohilfen/Diptera/Neomyia_cornic...Germany, Berlin, Hasenheide (parc), ca. 40-50m asl., 16.08.2012IMG_2130

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