The common green bottle fly Lucilia eximia shows a deep and significant genetic split
A deep and significant genetic split was observed in the forensically important common green bottle fly, Lucilia eximia, which could have important implications for forensic and medical science, a new study shows. The researchers explored the genetic variability of the common green bottle fly in Colombia using two mitochondrial genes. “Many of us regard the common green bottle fly as an annoying fly, despite its valuable and unexpected uses. In medical science, they can be used in controlled myasis where their larvae remove necrotic tissue from chronic wounds, and in forensic science,