Common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata on hogweed
The common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata is a blowfly found in most areas of the world and is the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. Its body is 14 mm in length slightly larger than a house fly and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse, black bristles setae and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae are black.
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