Lucilia sericata (Meigen 1826) (Family Calliphoridae)


Male

Female

Length: 4.5-10mm;
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - October
(Earliest: 19.3)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Beech Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Mammalia, Aves
Food:
(Adult)

Dung

Dead Mammalia, Aves Juices

Pilosella officinarum Nectar, Pollen

Artemisia vulgaris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Crataegus Pollen
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Aphaereta minuta Larva

Nature Spot: Lucilia sericata


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

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