Greenbottle (Lucilla ceasar)

 

Has shiny green or bronzy-green body and red eyes. Common and widespread in Britain and Ireland. Found in all sorts of habitats. Attracted to flowers, dung and carrion. Larvae found in rotting carcasses and sometimes in open wounds. Body length 9mm

This fly belongs to the CALLIPHORIDAE family and is bluish green to emerald, often becoming coppery with age. The larvae can sometimes be found in wounds on sheep and other animalsThe eyes are bare and the jowls silvery. The 4th long vein in the wing is sharply bent, and the size varies. It is found on dung, carrion and flowers everywhere, but not often found indoors.