<Li> Musca nobilis Meigen, 1826 </Li> <Li> Musca sericata Meigen, 1826 </Li> <P> The common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blow fly found in most areas of the world, and the most well - known of the numerous green bottle fly species . It is 10--14 mm long, slightly larger than a house fly, and has brilliant, metallic, blue - green or golden coloration with black markings . It has short, sparse black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax . The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae are black . The maggots (larvae) of the fly are used for maggot therapy . </P> <P> Lucilia sericata is common all over the temperate and tropical regions of the planet, mainly the Southern Hemisphere: Africa and Australia . It prefers warm and moist climates and accordingly is especially common in coastal regions, but it also is present in arid areas . The female lays her eggs in meat, fish, animal corpses, infected wounds of humans or animals, and excrement . The larvae feed on decomposing tissue . The insect favours species of the genus Ovis, domestic sheep in particular . This can lead to blow fly strike, causing problems for sheep farmers, though L. sericata is not a major cause of blow fly strike in most regions . </P>

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