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Greenbottle Fly
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Blow Fly - Greenbottle Fly
Insect order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Species: Phaenicia sericata
The blow flies, (family Calliphoridae) especially the bluebottle and greenbottle, lay their eggs
almost exclusively in dead or rotting flesh. They are usually the first insects attracted to a fresh
carcass, sometimes within minutes of death; they are attracted by the organic odors of decomposition
The eggs are most often laid around natural body orifices or open wounds, and the larvae molt and
pupate at predictable rates for any given temperature and humidity condition; it is for these reasons
the blowflies are so important in forensic patholgy. Maggots (larvae) and pupariums (the hollow cases left
behind after the adult fly emerges) collected from a body can be used to determine, sometimes very
accurately, the time of death.
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These flies are often flying up and down in a window, making their characteristic buzzing sound. Blowflies are scavengers who deposit their eggs on decaying meat, fish, garbage, fecal matter and dead animals. These materials on which Bottle Flies deposit their eggs are the key in their elimination: find and eliminate these sources! Complete development (from egg to adult) can require as little as 10 days or as much as 3 weeks.
Blow flies breed in damp organic material such as garbage and dead animals, therefore most of these pests found indoors actually originate from an outdoor source. Small numbers of Blow flies in a structure usually point to an outdoor source. If large numbers of these flies are found indoors, it may be a sign of an indoor infestation. Indoors, look for signs of dead rodents or birds that may have been living in walls or crawl spaces, or even living in lower cabinets and under major appliances. Outdoors, inspect the area for dead animals; any nearby dumpsters or other garbage containers should be inspected
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Nice macro Hasan.
Good details, colours and compositio.
Maybe the fly is little to center in the frame.
Very good note. Well done.
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