greenbottle

Shiny carrion insect

A greenbottle is a fly with a metallic green body, commonly found around carrion and waste.

These insects belong to the blowfly family and are often seen buzzing around garbage or dead animals.

The term sometimes appears as two words: green bottle fly.

fly

blowfly

Carrion-breeding fly

  • maggotImmature fly stage
  • carrionPutrefying animal remains
  • larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures

buzzing · metallic · iridescent · pest · forensic · decomposition · infestation · housefly · bluebottle · diptera

glass

jar

Wide-mouthed storage vessel

  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • vaseOrnamental container for flowers
  • carafeStopperless serving vessel

decanter · translucent · tinted · vintage · apothecary · sea glass · recycled · container · glassware · vitreous

Categories
Opposites
fly type/species

greenbottlebluebottle

Metallic carrion fly

housefly · blackfly · fruit fly · horsefly · botfly

ecological role/association

greenbottlehoneybee

Nectar-gathering social insect

butterfly · ladybug · pollinator · beneficial insect

Family

green, bottle, greenhouse, greenery, greenish, greenness, bottleneck, greening, greenhorn

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G