greenbottle fly; Lucilia caesar
A metallic green fly of the family Calliphoridae; often found around garbage or carrion. The species Lucilia caesar is a typical representative.
Greenbottle flies are swarming around the garbage.
キンバエは金属光沢のある緑色をしている。
Greenbottle flies have a metallic green sheen.
A blow fly (family Calliphoridae) that is typically dark or black, in contrast to the metallic green キンバエ.
A flesh fly (family Sarcophagidae), often larger and with a checkered abdomen, while キンバエ is shiny green.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 金 (gold) and 蠅 (fly); rarely used in modern writing.
Variant kanji spelling with 蝿 instead of 蠅; very rare.
Alternate kanji spelling using 青 (blue/green); rare.
Variant of 青蠅; very rare.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling sometimes seen.
Formed from 金 “gold” and 蠅 “fly,” with rendaku changing はえ to ばえ; the name refers to the fly’s metallic sheen.