| Lucilia caesar | A species whose larvae formerly were used in the treatment of septic wounds. See: Phormia regina. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Boeck, Caesar | <person> Norwegian dermatologist, 1845-1917. See: Boeck's disease, Boeck's sarcoid, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Lucilia | A genus of scavenging blowflies (family Calliphoridae), commonly called bluebottle or greenbottle flies, whose larvae feed on carrion or excrement; they occasionally cause wound infestation or myiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucilia cuprina | The most important cause of blowfly strike of sheep in Australia and South Africa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucilia illustris | A metallic blue-green blowfly widely distributed in North America; the eggs are deposited chiefly on animal carcasses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucilia sericata | A common species of yellowish or metallic green blowfly (family Calliphoridae, order Diptera); an abundant scavenger feeding on carrion or excrement, and implicated in sheep strike and other forms of myiasis. Synonym: Lucilia sericata. (05 Mar 2000) |