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Lateral close-up of a male C. vomitoria. Blue bottle flies are typically 10–14 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 9 ⁄ 16 in) long, almost twice the size of a housefly. The head and thorax are dull gray, and the back of the head has long yellow-orange setae. [5] [6] The abdomen is bright metallic blue with black markings. Its body and legs are covered with ...
The face fly is similar to the closely related housefly but is slightly larger, averaging about 7–8 mm long and grey in colour with four dark stripes on the thorax, with a grey-black patterned abdomen. Like many true flies, in the males, the eyes almost touch when viewed from above. [1]
Although most flies live and fly close to the ground, a few are known to fly at heights and a few like Oscinella (Chloropidae) are known to be dispersed by winds at altitudes of up to 2,000 ft and over long distances. [56] Some hover flies like Metasyrphus corollae have been known to undertake long flights in response to aphid population spurts ...
Close-up of the head of Calliphora vomitoria A Calliphora livida fly specimen Calliphora hilli Calliphora augur A close-up of the head of a Calliphora. Sources: MYIA, [17] FE, [18] Nomina, [19] A/O DC [20] This is a selected list of genera from the Palearctic, Nearctic, Malaysia (Japan), and Australasia:
A fly sits on the face of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, on ...
Former President Donald Trump expressed his frustration over a fly that approached his lectern in a bizarre moment during a rally speech.. Trump was on stage at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, making ...
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 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) in length – slightly larger than a house fly – and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings.
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