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Bronze Bottle Fly
Stanley Jones

Bronze Bottle Fly (Lucilia cuprina)

Bronze Bottle Fly (Lucilia cuprina: Calliphoridae) 4.5-10.0 mm (0.18-0.39 in) long. Photographed on Dill.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, urban setting with planted herbs, wildflowers, and trees at 99 m (325.0 ft) elevation.
Location
Brazos County Arboretum, Bryan, Texas, USA
Date taken
June 2024
Scientific name
Lucilia cuprina
Equipment used
Canon
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bievreJJ
my goodness, those details are amazing, Stanley, and the flowers are wonderful from this angle, congratulations, many tfs!!
 
Kits
Excellent detail, colours and iridescence, Stanley.
 
Fowl Mouth
Dang that's a fab closeup, Stanley! Really love the way the monochromatic yet interesting b/g plays off the sharp details of the fly. Also love the "top down" angle.
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
247
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Bronze Bottle Fly, BCA, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
3.9 MB
Date taken
Mon, 03 June 2024 12:47 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1140px

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