Photo 1 of 6 (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Photo 2 of 6 (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Photo 3 of 6 no rights reserved
Photo 4 of 6 (c) Justin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Photo 5 of 6 (c) Ryan Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Photo 6 of 6 (c) Roberto Guller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
1 of 6 photos
Oriental Latrine Fly
Chrysomya megacephala
- Worldwide
- 13,273 observations
- Group
- Insects
About
Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine 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 cause accidental myiasis, and also infects fish and livestock.
Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pick a city to see sightings near it. Search a city