Blow Fly vs Streakless Greenbottle

Lucilia sericata compared with Lucilia ampullacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow Fly	Streakless Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Calliphoridae	Calliphoridae
Genus same	Lucilia	Lucilia
Species	Lucilia sericata	Lucilia ampullacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blow Fly and Streakless Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lucilia.

Conservation Status

Blow Fly

LC — Least Concern

Streakless Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow Fly	Streakless Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blow Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Streakless Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blow Fly

The Blow Fly (Lucilia sericata) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden