Lucilia (Noun)
Meaning
Greenbottle flies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Lucilia is commonly known as greenbottle flies due to their metallic green coloration.
- Lucilia sericata, a species of greenbottle fly, is often used in forensic entomology to estimate the post-mortem interval.
- A Lucilia fly laid its eggs near a decomposing carcass in the hopes of providing its larvae a steady supply of food.
- Forensic scientists looked for signs of Lucilia infestation in order to determine how long the victim had been deceased.
- As the maggot crawled out of the soil, it eventually hatched into a fully mature Lucilia adult, marking the end of its life cycle.