Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Calliphoridae (Blow flies)

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)

Oriental Latrine Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Chrysomya duvaucelii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Chrysomya gratiosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Lucilia flaviceps Macquart, 1843 | Musca bata Walker, 1849 | Musca combrea Walker, 1849 | Musca dux Eschscholtz, 1822 | Musca remuria Walker, 1849 | Pollenia basalis Smith, 1876 | Somomya cyaneocincta Bigot, 1888 | Somomya pfefferi Bigot, 1877 | Somomyia cyaneocincta Bigot, 1887 | Somomyia dives Bigot, 1887 | Somomyia saffranea Bigot, 1877 |

  • Chrysomya cf. megacephala, female 760
    Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)    Oriental Latrine Fly 
    Chrysomya cf. megacephala, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-19 10:19:14
    Image number: 760
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-19 10:19:14
  • Chrysomya megacephala, male 1182
    Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)    Oriental Latrine Fly 
    Chrysomya megacephala, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-03-04 11:37:22
    Image number: 1182
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-03-04 11:37:22
  • Chrysomya megacephala, male 2876
    Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)    Oriental Latrine Fly 
    Chrysomya megacephala, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2010-03-07 13:41:55
    Image number: 2876
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2010-03-07 13:41:55

Classification:
Chrysomya megacephala belongs to the subfamily Chrysomyinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. William H. Robinson: Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005, 472 pp., ɪsʙɴ-13 978-0-511-11138-9