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Lucilia caesar

Species of insect

Summary

Species of insect

  • 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, although this name may also refer to L. sericata. 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. In 2019 maggots of this species were discovered as myiasis in a wild boar 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.

References

  1. (1780). "An exposition of English insects". Robson Co..
  2. (2018). "Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis supports the valid separate species status of Lucilia caesar and L. illustris (Diptera: Calliphoridae)". Forensic Sciences Research.
  3. (December 2021). "Wound myiasis in a wild boar by Lucilia caesar (Diptera: Calliphoridae): First case and current status of animal myiasis by this species". Parasitology International.
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