Genus

Greenbottle Flies

Lucilia

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyCalliphoridae (Blow Flies)
GenusLucilia (Greenbottle Flies)

Species in this group

Lucilia sericata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lucilia illustris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lucilia cuprina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Greenbottle Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
3	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~30%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~30%
2	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	~20%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 3	~20%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
4	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 3	~20%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~20%
5	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
6	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
9	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
10	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
11	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
13	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
14	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
15	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
16	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
17	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
19	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
20	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
	Illustrious Greenbottle Fly			<5%
21	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
22	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
23	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
24	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
25	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
26	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
27	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
28	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
29	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
30	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
31	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
32	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
33	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
34	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
35	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
36	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
37	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
38	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
39	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
40	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
41	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
42	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			~10%
43	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
44	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			~10%
45	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
46	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
47	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
48	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
49	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
50	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
51	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
52	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
53	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
54	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
55	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
56	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
57	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
58	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Australian Sheep Blow Fly			<5%
59	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%
60	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	<5%
	Common European Greenbottle Fly			<5%