I have photographed the following fly which is iridescent green in Pittsburgh, PA. I guess it was about 0.5-1.5cm long.
Can you help me to identify it?
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asked Aug 8, 2014 at 17:21
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$\begingroup$ And here it is: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucilia-sericata.jpg $\endgroup$– Martin ThomaAug 8, 2014 at 19:15
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1$\begingroup$ Gorgeous photo! $\endgroup$– OreotrephesAug 8, 2014 at 19:39
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$\begingroup$ Thank you for making your photo available as Creative Commons. I use many CC-licensed photo in my classes. Perhaps I will one day use yours. $\endgroup$– Michael S TaylorAug 8, 2014 at 21:31
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1$\begingroup$ @moose Iridescent is probably the word you are looking for. $\endgroup$– DrewAug 8, 2014 at 21:32
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$\begingroup$ It's a blowfly. They sometimes ruin my compost heaps (the larvae). $\endgroup$– J. MusserAug 9, 2014 at 1:43
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Looks like a green bottle fly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_bottle_fly
Might be a Common Green bottle fly.
