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#Lucilia #sericata (#Diptera) has a #Holarctic distribution. It plays a major role as a pioneer #species on animal #carcasses. L. Iancu et al. (2021) studied the fly #microbiome in the presence of the pathogen #Salmonella #enterica. The composition of the fly microbiome, dominated by #Firmicutes and #Proteobacteria, remained unaffected by it.
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Reference
L. Iancu et al. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94761-w

#Photos
© S.F.Wirth, Berlin, 2026

Before I start this exciting review, I must thank our friends and colleagues for passing along this set for Blog review! This is the SECOND insect set by Toymany, so as an insect specialist like myself, I am extra appreciative!

In late 2025, Toymany added to its quickly growing resume of animal figures with a set of 12 insects. I have been collecting insect figures since the late 1990s, so it […]

Lucilia sp.

Another pic snapped back in Aug. 2023, Loire Antlantique, France.

Pentax K-3iii + PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR + ring light. Processed in Lightroom.

Published under CC0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/101430615@N03/53209165822/

#Diptera #Brachycera #Muscomorpha #Oestroidea #Calliphoridae #Lucilia #Macro #Pentax #Insect #Fly #Nature #Wildlife #CC0

Kiiltokärpänen. Kuuluu raatokärpäsiin, mutta onhan se nyt älyttömän kaunis tässä nurmiajuruohon kukassa pölyttäjähommia hoitamassa. (Raatohommat on toukkien hommia ne.)
A green bottle fly on a broad-leaved thyme flower. A species of carrion fly, but such a beauty, and a necessary pollinator.

#pölyttäjät #KiiltoKärpänen #lucilia #HyönteisKuvaus #LuontoKuvaus #pollinators #GreenBottleFly #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #SilentSunday

Portrait of a blow fly, Lucilia cuprina.

#Calliphoridae #Diptera #Lucilia #Insects

The common green bottle #fly #Lucilia eximia shows a deep and significant #genetic split.

#mtDNA

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-common-green-bottle-fly-lucilia.html