Lucilia caesar

Lucilia caesar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Calliphoridae
Genus:	Lucilia
Species:	L. caesar
Binomial name
	Lucilia caesar; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Lucilia angustifrons Townsend, 1908; Lucilia fulges (Harris, 1780); Lucilia ruficeps authors; Lucilia splendida (Meigen, 1826); Musca caesar Linnaeus, 1758; Musca fulges Harris, 1780; Musca splendida Meigen, 1826;

Lucilia caesar is a member of the fly family Calliphoridae commonly known as blow flies. L. caesar is commonly referred to as the common greenbottle. The adult flies typically feed on pollen and nectar of flowers. The larvae feed mainly on carrion.

Lucilia caesar is predominantly from Europe, Asia and North Africa. To induce diapause for the L. Caesar the flies need number of factors such as environmental, desiccation, areiation, being in a range with low temperatures and having a reliable food source for the growing larvae.

References

Supperer R., Hinaidy H.K. 1986. Ein Beitrag zum Parasitenbefall der Hunde und Katzen in Osterreich. Deutsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 93:383 386.
Ring, R.A. 1967a. Photoperidic control of diapause induction in the larva of Lucilia caesar L (Diptera:Calliphoridae). J. Exp. Biol. 46: 117–122.