Chrysomya villeneuvi

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Chrysomya villeneuvi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Subsection: Calyptratae
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Chrysomyinae
Genus: Chrysomya
Species: C. villeneuvi
Binomial name
Chrysomya villeneuvi
Patton 1922

Chrysomya villeneuvi, or Hairy Maggot, is a South East Asian fly species of forensic importance because the Hairy Maggots of this species have been collected from human corpses.

Study of the feeding behaviour the Hairy Maggot is also underway to establish if they can be of possible medical importance in the future.


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