Chrysomya albiceps
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Chrysomya albiceps is a species belonging to the blow fly family, Calliphoridae.
Chrysomya albiceps eating
Chrysomya albiceps feeding on a flower of Dittrichia viscosa
Chrysomya putoria
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Chrysomya putoria, also known as the tropical African latrine blowfly, is a fly species belonging to the blowfly family, Calliphoridae. C. putoria is native to Africa and has recently spread to the Am
Chrysomya albiceps
…dead animal matter from up to ten miles (16 km) away. C. albiceps belongs to the same genus as the other myiasis-causing flies Chrysomya bezziana and Chrysomya putoria. Erzinclioglu, Y. Z., The larvae of some blow flies of medical and veterinary importance, in Med. Vet. Entomol. 1987; 1: 121–125…
Close up of Chrysomya on a green leaf
San Ramón, Peru, where populations of C. putoria have been studied
A human case of myiasis