Lucilia caesar
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| Lucilia caesar | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Genus: | Lucilia |
| Species: | L. caesar |
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| Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Lucilia caesar is a member of the fly family Calliphoridae commonly known as a blow flies. L. caesar is commonly referred to as the common greenbottle. The adult flies will typically will feed on pollen and nectar of flowers. The larvae feed mainly on carrion.
