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Common Green Bottle Fly
Stanley Jones

Common Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)

Common Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia sericata: Calliphoridae) 1.0-1.4 cm long. Perched on Canada Goldenrod.
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Habitat
Pineywoods Vegetational Area. Margin of mixed pine/hardwood forest at ca. 93 m (305 ft) elevation.
Location
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2018
Scientific name
Lucilia sericata
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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They're really rather pretty, aren't they Stanley.

A wonderful macro image this my friend. Very well done.
 
Jonno52
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Gorgeous colours, and the fly is pin sharp, showing the tiniest details of its structure. Wonderful work Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
a marvelous composition, Stanley!!! superb setting and stunning portrait of this fly, top marks, many tfs!!!
 

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