Facts: Bottle Flies
Name:
Phaenicia sericata
Appearance: Bottle flies are a shiny green or blue color, and larger than most other flies. These flies are relatively common and are often seen hovering above garbage and sanitation areas.
Habit: Bottle flies are known to transit a variety of diseases that can be dangerous to humans. This occurs because flies often land on rotting organic material or waste products and then land on food or other items that will eventually be consumed or handled. Bottle flies appearing inside of the home can often mean that an animal may have died near by since they breed in soft organic material.
Diet: Scavenger diet, consuming decaying organic matter. Bottle flies will often pollinate flowers also.
Reproduction: Female bottles can lay over 150 eggs at a time. These eggs mature into larvae within 2 to 8 days depending on the temperature and then seek a pupation site. Pupation can tack 2-3 weeks, with adults eventually emerging to continue the mating cycle.
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