The Blue Bottle Fly - Calliphora Vomitoria

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It is called Calliphora vomitoria. It is also known as the "blow fly" or "bottle fly." It is around 1 cm long. It has metallic blue skin with orange cheeks. The eyes are brown. It has some fur on its body.
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The bluebottle fly is known to carry diseases such as typhoid, E. coli, tuberculosis, and many others.
https://www.jcehrlich.com/flies/species/

This afternoon, I got the blue bottle fly perched on flowers in a grassy area. I was amazed by the sparkling blue color of its body. Then, I tried to take some photos.
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A few days before, I found this insect in a different place, but it was very active, so I could not get the best shots. This afternoon, I was lucky, the fly was not so active. It was not disturbed by my presence. It moved to another flower and kept quiet. I thought the fly was old or sick.
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The insect was alone in the grassy area. There is a sharp needle on its mouth.

The lifecycle of a bluebottle fly is pretty short. Eggs hatch in roughly 0–18 hrs, and the larva stage lasts 2-3 days. The pupae stage lasts around two weeks, and adults become mature in about two weeks, breeding in mostly meat derived substances or sometimes cheese.
https://www.jcehrlich.com/flies/species/

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