Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876 is a animal in the Calliphoridae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876
Lucilia bufonivora (toadfly) is a blow fly with distinct adult features and creamy white maggot larvae.
Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876, commonly called the adult toadfly, has large brown compound eyes, a bright metallic green thorax and abdomen covered in bristly black hairs, and a pair of translucent membraneous wings marked with dark veins. Its larvae are creamy white maggots, and look similar to the larvae of other blow flies that occur on dead animals and rotting meat.
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Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)
Lucilia caeruleiviridis Macquart, 1855
Lucilia silvarum (Meigen, 1826)
Calliphora augur (Fabricius, 1775)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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