Illustrious Greenbottle vs Richards' Greenbottle

Lucilia illustris compared with Lucilia richardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illustrious Greenbottle	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Calliphoridae	Calliphoridae
Genus same	Lucilia	Lucilia
Species	Lucilia illustris	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Illustrious Greenbottle and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lucilia.

Conservation Status

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illustrious Greenbottle	Richards' Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden