''Lucilia'' is a

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of blow flies in the

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Calliphoridae The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing ba ...

. Various

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in this genus are commonly known as green bottle flies.

Species

Lucilia caesar ''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, although this name may also refer to '' L. sericata''. The adult flies typically feed o ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologi ...

) *'' Lucilia caesia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia calviceps'' Bezzi, 1927 *'' Lucilia carbunculus'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia chini'' Fan, 1965 *'' Lucilia chrysella'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia chrysigastris'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia chrysis'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia cluvia''

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, 1849 *'' Lucilia coelestis'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia coeruleifrons'' Macquart, 1851 *'' Lucilia coeruleiviridis'' Macquart, 1855 *'' Lucilia coeruliviridis'' Macquart, 1855 *'' Lucilia cuprea'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *''

Lucilia cuprina ''Lucilia cuprina'', formerly named ''Phaenicia cuprina'', the Australian sheep blowfly is a blow fly in the family Calliphoridae. It causes the condition known as "sheep strike"'. The female fly locates a sheep with ideal conditions, such as an ...

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, 1899 *'' Lucilia fumicosta'' Malloch, 1926 *'' Lucilia fuscanipennis'' Macquart, 1851 *'' Lucilia fuscipalpis'' Zetterstedt, 1845 *'' Lucilia gemma'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia gemula'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia germana'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia graphita'' Shannon, 1926 *'' Lucilia gressitti'' James, 1971 *'' Lucilia hainanensis'' Fan, 1965 *'' Lucilia hirsutula'' Grunin, 1969 *'' Lucilia hominivorax'' Coquerel, 1858 *'' Lucilia hyacinthina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *''

Lucilia illustris ''Lucilia illustris'' is a member of the fly family Calliphoridae, commonly known as a blow fly. Along with several other species, ''L. illustris'' is commonly referred to as a green bottle fly. ''Lucilia illustris'' is typically 6–9 mm i ...

'' (Meigen, 1826) *'' Lucilia incisuralis'' Macquart, 1843 *'' Lucilia inclyta'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia indica'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia ingenua'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia insignis'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia inventrix''

, 1861 *'' Lucilia inventrix''

, 1852, ''Musca inscribens''

, 1860, ''Musca marginifera''

, 1859, ''Musca metilia''

, 1849, ''Musca nitescens''

, 1861, ''Musca tifata''

, 1849, ''Somomyia nebulosa'' Bigot, 1887) *'' Lucilia parphyrina'' Walker. *'' Lucilia peronii'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia peruviana'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia pilosiventris'' Kramer, 1910 *'' Lucilia pinguis''

, 1858 *'' Lucilia porphyrina''

, 1856 *'' Lucilia prasina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia pratensis'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia pretiosa'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia princeps'' Rondani, 1848 *'' Lucilia problematica'' Johnson, 1913 *'' Lucilia pubescens'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia purpurea'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia purpurescens''

, 1836 *'' Lucilia pyropus'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia rectinevris'' Macquart, 1855 *'' Lucilia regalis'' Meigen, 1826 *'' Lucilia rhodocera'' *'' Lucilia richardsi'' Collin, 1926 *'' Lucilia rostrellum'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia rufifacies'' Macquart, 1843 *'' Lucilia salazarae'' Kurahashi, 1979 *'' Lucilia sapphirea'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Lucilia scintilla'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *'' Lucilia scutellaris'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 *''

Lucilia sericata 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 in length – slightly larger than a house fly – and has brill ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4121093 Calliphoridae Oestroidea genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy