The early larval instars ofLucilia sericataandLucilia cuprina(Diptera, Calliphoridae): myiasis blowflies of Africa and Australia
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 23 (5) , 1133-1136
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938900771021
Abstract
Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata are probably the two most important sheep myiasis flies in the southern hemisphere. This paper describes and illustrates structural features that enable reliable specific identification of the first and second instars of these species of be made.Keywords
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