Oriental Latrine Fly (Female)

Description:

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794), called the Oriental Latrine Fly, is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body which belongs to the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). This fly can be a nuisance to humans and even cause accidental myiasis. Key features: Glossy, robust fly, 7-10mm body length. Head with large red eyes; Male eyes meet topside, and have top 60% with distinctly larger facets; Female eyes widely separated topside and entirely with small facets. Thorax and abdomen glossy dark blue to dark green. Wings transparent. I have IDd this before as the Blue Bottle Fly or Bottlebee (Calliphora vomitoria), however, Blue Bottlefly has head and thorax that are dull gray, and only the abdomen is bright metallic blue with black markings.

Habitat:

Spotted in the backyard garden, in Biñan Laguna, Philippines.

Notes:

Reference: http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/spec.... http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_qu.... http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstra....