Lucilia sericata (Meigen 1826) (Family Calliphoridae)


Male

Female

Length: 4.5-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? ? ? April - October
(Earliest: 19.3)

Habitat:
Meadows

Beech Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Animals
Food:
(Adult)

Dung

Dead Animal Juices

Hieracium pilosella Nectar, Pollen

Artemisia vulgaris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Crataegus laevigata Pollen

Crataegus monogyna Pollen


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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