Species Chrysomya megacephala

Classification

green-bottle fly - Chrysomya megacephala

A couple shots of red eye - Chrysomya megacephala - male

Hairy Maggot Blow Fly - Chrysomya megacephala - male

Lookin' good - Chrysomya megacephala - female

Hairy Maggot Blow Fly - Chrysomya megacephala - male - female

Abundant fly on bean plant - Chrysomya megacephala

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Oestroidea

Family Calliphoridae (Blow Flies)

Genus Chrysomya (Hairy maggot blow flies)

Species megacephala (Chrysomya megacephala)

Contributed by Tony-2 on 19 May, 2008 - 6:24pm

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