Green Bottle Fly Facts
- Green Bottle Flies are ½ an inch in length.
- Green Bottle Flies are metallic blue-green, yellowish.
The name of the bottle fly derives from the shiny, metallic appearance of the fly. There are about 80 different species of bottle files. Adult bottle flies are usually between 1/8 and 5/8 inch long. The bottle fly is somewhat larger than the typical house fly.