Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) Fabricius
- Dataset
- Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Calliphoridae
- genus
- Chrysomya
- species
- Chrysomya megacephala
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Lappets of anterior thoracic spiracle brown; genal dilation with orange vestiture and setae; male with upper eye facets much enlarged (Fig. 19).
distribution
Distribution. Examined specimens were from Dominica (TW), Dominican Republic (CMNH), Jamaica (USNM), and Puerto Rico (TW, UPR). Dear (1985) listed it from Puerto Rico.