Horizontal close up macro of a Blow fly [Phaenicia sericata] on a passion flower, it's iridescent body glistening in the sun

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Horizontal close up macro of a Blow fly Phaenicia sericata sitting on a passion flower plant, it's iridescent body and wings glistening in the sunshine. They are members of the family Calliphoridae family of flies, aka bluebottles, clusterflies or greenbottles. It's 10 to 14 mm long and has brilliant metallic blue, green or golden colouration with black markings

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Size: 5111px × 3421px
Location: Great Britain GB UK United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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