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common green bottle fly

Lucilia sericata

Habitat:

urban backyard

Notes:

fly maggots have been used since antiquity in the treatment of wounds. American hospitals stopped using maggot therapy after the discovery of penicillin. It is regaining popularity because of the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.


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Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Lat: 40.41, Long: -86.86

Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012

Spotted for mission

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