Common Green Bottle Fly

Found worldwide in most temperate and tropical regions, commonly near gardens, farms, and areas with decaying organic matter or waste.

Adults feed on nectar and pollen; larvae (maggots) consume carrion, decaying meat, or necrotic tissue.

They are diurnal and attracted to the smell of decomposition where females lay eggs. They have a rapid life cycle, often used in forensic entomology to determine time of death.

Risks include the spread of pathogens like Salmonella. Benefits include ecological decomposition and use in 'maggot therapy' to clean non-healing wounds.