''Lucilia caesar'' is a member of the fly family

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

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 on

pollen Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced Gametophyte#Heterospory, microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm ...

and

nectar Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by Plant, plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollination, pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to an ...

of flowers. The

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e feed mainly on

carrion Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...

. ''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. In 2019 maggots of this species were discovered as

myiasis Myiasis ( ), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the host while feeding on its Biological tissue, tissue. Although flies are most commonly attr ...

in a

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a Suidae, suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The speci ...

in Italy.

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. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3838777 Calliphoridae Muscomorph flies of Europe Flies described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus