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Green Blowfly

Lucilia sericata

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Metallic green and gold colors. About 12 mm long.

Habitat:

Semi desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago
Green Blowfly
Lucilia sericata


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8 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Johan Heyns for the ID

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you MrsroadRunner

MrsroadRunner
MrsroadRunner 11 years ago

Fascinating species, again nice capture :0)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Yes MrsroadRunner, I think it is a species of hover fly

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Maria dB and jdbco2001

MrsroadRunner
MrsroadRunner 11 years ago

Nice capture, is this a species of the hover fly?

jdbco2001
jdbco2001 11 years ago

That picture sure make this guy look amazing.

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Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

great close-up!

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 13, 2012

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