Chrysomya Megacephala. Chrysomya megacephala (es); Chrysomya megacephala (fr); Chrysomya megacephala (ast); Chrysomya megacephala (ru); Chrysomya megacephala (de); Chrysomya megacephala (pt). Geographical Location C. megacephala exhibits a widely ranged distribution throughout the Asian regions, South Africa, and South America.
Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) is the earliest and the most prevalent necrophagous species found infesting dead bodies in Malaysia followed by Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart).
Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body which belongs to the family Calliphoridae (blowflies).
Understanding its bionomics is essential for both designing effective fly control programs and its use. Chrysomya megacephala is a blow fly species of medical and forensic importance worldwide. Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) is shown to be a principal cause of loss of salted-dried fish in C. megacephala counts and ovary examinations showed that females with various stages of.