Chrysomya megacephala

Chrysomya megacephala
Female C. megacephala
Male C. megacephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Genus: Chrysomya
Species:
C. megacephala
Binomial name
Chrysomya megacephala
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Musca megacephala Fabricius, 1794
  • Cosmina basalis (Smith, 1876)
  • Pollenia basalis Smith, 1876

Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly or oriental blue fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. This fly is implicated in some public health issues; it can be the cause of myiasis,[1] and also infects fish and livestock.

  1. ^ Brundage, Adrienne. "Entomology". Forensic Entomology Class Lecture. Texas A&M University, College Station. 2 Mar. 2009.