Information about Green Bottle Fly
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The green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a common blowfly found in most areas of the world. It is 10-14 mm long, slightly larger than a housefly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden colouration with black markings. It has black bristle-like hair and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae are black. The larvae of the fly are also used for maggot therapy.
Life cycle
A mass of up to 20 eggs are laid in wounds, carcasses, or necrotic tissue. Pale yellow or grayish-white larvae 10-14 mm long hatch in half a day to three days, and begin feeding on the decomposing animal matter they were hatched in. They are fully grown in two to ten days, when they will seek soil in which they will burrow to pupate. The adults then emerge to mate, beginning the cycle again. During cold weather, pupae and adults can hibernate until warmer temperatures revive them.External links
- http://cirrusimage.com/flies_blow_green.htm Closeup photographs of Lucilia sericata
- Maggot Therapy Project web site at the University of California, Irvine, list of maggot therapy practitioners
- Green Bottle Maggots help cure MRSA patients
- Monaghan, Peter Rx:Maggots, Notes from Academe, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2007 (Vol. LIII, No. 39), p. A48.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829
Subphyla and Classes
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Latreille, 1829
Subphyla and Classes
- Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
- Trilobita - trilobites (extinct)
- Subphylum Chelicerata
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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
Subclass Apterygota
- * Archaeognatha (bristletails)
- * Thysanura (silverfish)
- * Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)
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Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
Nematocera (includes Eudiptera)
Brachycera
True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
Nematocera (includes Eudiptera)
Brachycera
True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron
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Calliphoridae
Subfamilies
Blow-flies (also frequently spelled blow flies or blowflies) are members of the family Calliphoridae of flies (Diptera).
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Subfamilies
- Calliphorinae
- Chrysomyinae
Blow-flies (also frequently spelled blow flies or blowflies) are members of the family Calliphoridae of flies (Diptera).
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
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Life
Early years
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Calliphoridae
Subfamilies
Blow-flies (also frequently spelled blow flies or blowflies) are members of the family Calliphoridae of flies (Diptera).
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Subfamilies
- Calliphorinae
- Chrysomyinae
Blow-flies (also frequently spelled blow flies or blowflies) are members of the family Calliphoridae of flies (Diptera).
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1 millimetre =
SI units
010−3 m 0 cm
US customary / Imperial units
010−3 ft 010−3 in
The millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mmSI units
010−3 m 0 cm
US customary / Imperial units
010−3 ft 010−3 in
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M. domestica
Binomial name
Musca domestica
Linnaeus, 1758
The housefly (also house fly or house-fly), Musca domestica
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Binomial name
Musca domestica
Linnaeus, 1758
The housefly (also house fly or house-fly), Musca domestica
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thorax is a division of an animal's body that lies between the head and the abdomen.
In mammals, the thorax is the region of the body formed by the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs. It extends from the neck to the diaphragm, not including the upper limbs.
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In mammals, the thorax is the region of the body formed by the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs. It extends from the neck to the diaphragm, not including the upper limbs.
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Antennae (singular antenna) are paired appendages connected to the front-most segments of arthropods. In crustaceans, they are biramous and present on the first two segments of the head, with the smaller pair known as antennules.
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larvae or lemures (singular lemur) were the spectres or spirits of the dead; they were the malignant version of the lares. Some Roman writers describe lemures
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Necrosis (in Greek Νεκρός = Dead) is the name given to accidental death of cells and living tissue. Necrosis is less orderly than apoptosis, which is part of programmed cell death.
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larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians).
The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly.
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The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly.
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pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo,
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Hibernate may also refer to:
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