Wohlfahrtia magnifica

Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Genus: Wohlfahrtia
Species:
W. magnifica
Binomial name
Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Synonyms
  • Sarcophila magnifica Schiner, 1862[1]
  • Sarcophila wohlfahrti Portschinsky, 1875

Wohlfahrtia magnifica, the spotted flesh fly, or sometimes called the screwworm fly, though species of flies from other families go by this name. It is a species of fly belonging to the family Sarcophagidae . The adults are about 6–10 mm in length;[3] third-instar larvae are 5–7 mm in length.

  1. ^ a b Schiner, I.R. (1862). "Fauna Austriaca. Die Fliegen (Diptera). Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet, mit der Characteristik sämmtlicher europäischer Gattungen, der Beschreibung aller in Deutschland vorkommenden Arten und der Aufzählung aller bisher beschriebene europäischen Arten. Theil I. Heft 6/7 & 8 [part]". 6/7: 441–656 & 657–674 + [i–v] + vi + i–lxxx, 2 pls. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Pape, Thomas H. (1996). "Catalogue of the Sarcophagidae of the World (Insecta:Diptera)". Memoirs on Entomology, International. 8. Utah: American Entomological Institute: 1–558. ISBN 9781566650632.
  3. ^ West, Anna M. "Myiasis". Retrieved 2009-03-29.