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Lucilia

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Lucilia
a genus of blowflies in the family Calliphoridae.

Lucilia caesar, Lucilia illustris
flies with bright metallic colors. Called copper-bottle or green-bottle flies.
Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata
important causes of blowfly strike in sheep. See also cutaneous myiasis.

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Sterile facultative Lucilia larvae have even been used for wound debridement as "maggot therapy.
 
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