Fly - Lucilia Caesar
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th June 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 21st August 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 12th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken in Jim's garden on 2nd May 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens.
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Fly - Lucilia Caesar
Fly - Lucilia Caesar.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A.		 Lucilia caesar.
Diptera.
Calliphoridae
Green bottle
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Carrion.
Pollen.

Flowers and vegetation.
April - October.
The female lays her eggs on carcasses, seeking the soft parts that are shaded from the sun. Larvae live in carrion and also in wounds on living animals, eating away the flesh with alarming rapidity, and so can be a problem in sheep-rearing areas.