''Lucilia caesar'' is a member of the fly family

Calliphoridae The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing ba ...

commonly known as

blow flies The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or cluster flies) are a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species. The maggot larvae, often used as fishing b ...

. ''L. caesar'' is commonly referred to as the common greenbottle, although this name may also refer to '' L. sericata''. The adult flies typically feed on pollen and nectar of flowers. The

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...

e feed mainly on carrion. ''Lucilia caesar'' is predominantly from Europe, Asia and North Africa. To induce diapause for the ''L. Caesar'' the flies need number of factors such as environmental, desiccation, areiation, being in a range with low temperatures and having a reliable food source for the growing larvae. In 2019 maggots of this species were discovered as

myiasis Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) which grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue. Although flies are most commonly attracted to open wounds and urine- or feces-soaked fur, some spe ...

in a

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

in Italy.

References

* Supperer R., Hinaidy H.K. 1986. Ein Beitrag zum Parasitenbefall der Hunde und Katzen in Osterreich. Deutsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 93:383 386. * Ring, R.A. 1967a. Photoperidic control of diapause induction in the larva of Lucilia caesar L (Diptera:Calliphoridae). J. Exp. Biol. 46: 117–122. {{Taxonbar, from=Q3838777 Calliphoridae Muscomorph flies of Europe Flies described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus