Chrysomya megacephala

Chrysomya megacephala
	Female C. megacephala
	Male C. megacephala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Calliphoridae
Genus:	Chrysomya
Species:	C. megacephala
Binomial name
	Chrysomya megacephala; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Musca megacephala Fabricius, 1794; Cosmina basalis (Smith, 1876); Pollenia basalis Smith, 1876;

Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly or oriental blue fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. This fly is implicated in some public health issues; it can be the cause of myiasis, and also infects fish and livestock.

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