The species of this family are generally known as blue bottles or green bottles. The species Chrysomya megacephala is commonly known as the Oriental Laterine fly and is a synanthrope.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Chrysomya duvaucelii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
| synonym | Chrysomya gratiosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
| synonym | Lucilia flaviceps Macquart, 1843 |
| synonym | Musca bata Walker, 1849 |
| synonym | Musca combrea Walker, 1849 |
| synonym | Musca dux Eschscholtz, 1822 |
| synonym | Musca remuria Walker, 1849 |
| synonym | Pollenia basalis Smith, 1876 |
| synonym | Somomya cyaneocincta Bigot, 1888 |
| synonym | Somomya pfefferi Bigot, 1877 |
| synonym | Somomyia cyaneocincta Bigot, 1887 |
| synonym | Somomyia dives Bigot, 1887 |
| synonym | Somomyia saffranea Bigot, 1877 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Prothoracic spiracle brown, eyes in male closely approximated (holoptic) and sharply demarcated, the upper two-third with large facets and lower one-third with smaller facets, parafacialia and jowls brillient orange and the later clothed with golden hairs, the adult fly is bluish-green in color.
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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SubSpecies Varieties Races
Feral derived form (fdf) Chrysomya megacephala, Bharti & Kurahashi, 2009
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Complete metamorphosis. The life cycle: Egg, three instars, pre-pupa, pupa, adult.
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Life Expectancy
Adult life span: 41-44 days
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Trophic Strategy
Larval stages are saprophages. The adult flies (females) prefer protein diet eg. Blood, body fluids etc.
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Generally found on meat, rotten logs, carrion, human feces, fish , garbage dumps etc.
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Widely distributed throughout the Oriental and Australasian regions and recently introduced into the Afrotropical and Neotropical regions.
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Senior-White, R., Aubertin, D. and Smart, J. (1940). The fauna of British India including the remainder of the Oriental region. Diptera vol VI, family Calliphoridae. Today and Tommorrow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
Information Listing > References
- Senior-White, R., Aubertin, D. and Smart, J. (1940). The fauna of British India including the remainder of the Oriental region. Diptera vol VI, family Calliphoridae. Today and Tommorrow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Calliphoridae |
| Genus | Chrysomya |
| Species | Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius 1794) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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