キンバエ

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Meanings

greenbottle fly; Lucilia caesar

usually written using kana alone

A metallic green fly of the family Calliphoridae; often found around garbage or carrion. The species Lucilia caesar is a typical representative.

クロバエ
A blow fly (family Calliphoridae) that is typically dark or black, in contrast to the metallic green キンバエ.
ニクバエ
A flesh fly (family Sarcophagidae), often larger and with a checkered abdomen, while キンバエ is shiny green.

金きん蠅ばえUsage100%
Kanji spelling using 金 (gold) and 蠅 (fly); rarely used in modern writing.
きんばえ
Hiragana spelling is also used.
金きん蝿ばえ
Variant kanji spelling with 蝿 instead of 蠅; very rare.
青蠅きんばえ
Alternate kanji spelling using 青 (blue/green); rare.
青蝿きんばえ
Variant of 青蠅; very rare.
金きんバエ
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.