CLOSED: Disgusting Green Flies

East Bridgewater, MA

I use the word "disgusting" in the good, interesting way. I know these are common, just wondering what the official name is. Thanx.

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Sinks Grove, WV

These are blow flies (Diptera: Muscidae) in the genus Phaenicia - see http://tinyurl.com/l8k244 for an image. They commonly are know as green bottle flies, and often are the first to arrive on an animal (including human) body after death.

East Bridgewater, MA

These were on decaying potatoes. Thanks for the id suunto.

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