Lucilia gemma

Lucilia gemma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Luciliinae
Genus: Lucilia
Species: L. gemma
Binomial name
Lucilia gemma
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863

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

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