Lucilia gemma is a species of fly that belongs to the family Calliphoridae, the species most commonly referred to as the blowflies, and the genus Lucilia.[1] Along with several other species of Lucilia, L. gemma is commonly referred to as a green bottle fly. The species is only known to be native to France.

Lucilia gemma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Genus: Lucilia
Species:
L. gemma
Binomial name
Lucilia gemma

References

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  1. ^ Robineau-Desvoidy, Jean-Baptiste (1863). Histoire naturelle des dipteres des environs de paris: 2 (in French). Masson. p. 738.