Green bottle fly

Good photo.

What glorious colour he is!

Great photo Janey he is a lovely colour ....

lovely colour janey but hate flies yak, jeff goldblum springs to mind lol

It is a lovely fly isn't it? If any flies can be called lovely!...Lol His eyes are similar to a hoverfly's....so he's better than an ordinary one....:o((
Lol San.....just imagine when I looked close if he'd had a human head.......aaarrrgh!!!!!

How did you manage this pic, fantastic.

Great photo though the id is incorrect. It's a Green bottle Fly (Lucilia) and the individual looks to be a male. It's the distance between the eyes that distinguishes male and females!

Beautiful metallic sheen..lovely pic !

Think he was asleep Tog...Lol....thanks Bb...I thought it was a stunning colour......
Thanks Fractal...I wasn't sure.....shall have a look at the green bottles now, must be brother of the blue bottles......

Calliphoridae, same family of flies as Bluebottles (Calliphora) and Flesh Flies (Sarcophaga). Along with Parasite Flies (Tachinidae) and House Flies (Muscidae) they belong to probably the most highly evolved of all flies.

You know a lot about flies Fractal! Its all those maggots that put you off....:o(((

Great pic, I think though I would have reached for the fly spray if he came indoors! sorry.

I always love your photos Janey!

Hi Janey, I am interested in all the natural world and have made a personal study of many groups of both plant and animal life.

I have an interest in the related family of flies called parasite flies (Tachinidae) as they have larvae that are endoparasites (live inside) of other insects (both adult and larvae) and also other arthropods such as woodlice, spiders, earthworms. None of these groups are immune from them though many species are quite rare.

They are completely unrelated to the Ichneumon wasps and Chalcid wasps that (mostly) have similar lifestyles, at least in their endoparasitic larvae.

just seen comment janey lol scarey lol

Lol Grandmage...you and me both, now I know it's a type of Blowfly.....:o((
Aw thanks Karen...you should've seen it's ears prick up when I told it to say "cheese"!!
Ooh...reading your comment Fractal....I am beginning to itch all over...parasite flies, just imagine....there are certain types of tropical flies that lay their eggs in the nostrils of humans aren't there? Certainly is scary San...especially for the host insect...:o( How do they hear Fractal?

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ekkkkk lol hate flies

Ha...ha...Cristina..it was just big enough to get taffled up in your comb and scissors...Lol!

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww lol

:o))) X

You are very artistic Janey, love this photo.

Ha,,ha Dawn...it is lovely for a fly though isn't it??

I have to agree, lol. Great photo.

Lovely closeup Janey

Yes, I agree with previous comments that looks glorious, but the places it likes to visit aren´t so glorious at all.

You're right there Katerina.....I don't want to see it too often...:o)