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''Lucilia illustris'' is a member of the Calliphoridae family of flies commonly known as a blow fly. Along with several other species, ''L. illustris'' is commonly referred to as the green bottle fly. ''L. illustris'' is typically 6–9 mm in length and has a metallic blue-green thorax. The larvae develop in three instars, each with unique developmental properties. The adult fly typically will feed on flowers, but the females need some sort of carrion protein in order to breed and lay eggs. Due to the predictable nature of development, ''Lucilia illustris'' is often used by forensic entomologists to determine time and place of death. Medically, ''L. illustris'' is often used for Maggot Debridement Therapy because it only causes myiasis in necrotic tissue. ''Lucilia illustris'' was first described by the German entolomogist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1826. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin illustris 'brilliant'. ==Description== ''Lucilia illustris'' is 6–9 mm in length. Its bucca (cheeks) are colored black with slightly gray pollinose and black hairs. The first segment of the antenna is black; the second generally orange-tipped, and the third segment is about three times the length of the second segment and colored a dark brown or black. The arista (a bristle on the antenna) is dark brown or black, and has cilia that are dark and long. The back of its head is black and there are three to four rows of black cilia behind the eyes. A metallic blue-green thorax reflects bronze and purple. In some lights, silvery pollen appears on its back, as well as a dark line that extends along the back. Black setae can be found on both the propleuron and the hypopleuron, with brown setae on the prosternum. There are dark brown or black sclerites located at the wing-base, as well as dark brown or black found on the spiracle. ''L. illustris'' has black legs, translucent wings, and does not have a costal spine. The abdomen has similar coloring to the thorax, but looks slightly white in certain lights. The first segment of the abdomen has metallic and dark brown coloring. The second segment has a slight indication of a spot in the middle of the back on the front margin, as well as a row of hardly apparent bristles along the margin. The third and fourth segments both have long upright bristles, but the fourth segment's hairs are scattered and also includes a marginal row of bristles.〔Hall, David G. The Blowflies of North America. IV. Baltimore, Maryland: Monumental Printing Company, 1948.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucilia illustris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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