Blue Bottle Fly - Calliphora vomitoria

            Larger that the Green Bottle Fly and found common in many continents which include Europe, Americas and Africa, also a species of blow fly. Adults will tend to feed on nectar and females will deposit their eggs on rotten corpses and this is why they make important forensic insects as their eggs and the timing of oviposition can be used to help estimate time of death. The name Bluebottle is an old name that is shared with the Portuguese Man-O-War and certain blue flowers.
   

Taken on: July 2, 2022

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, 90mm (=135mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	90mm (35mm equivalent: 135mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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