About Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819)
Chrysomya albiceps is a species of blow fly that reaches an adult body length of 6 to 9 millimetres (0.24 to 0.35 inches). Its thorax and abdomen have a metallic blue to green coloration. Its wings are entirely transparent. The thorax has a row of thick bristles on the meron and greater ampulla, while the head has a plumose arista. The third antennal segment is dark grayish. In males, the frons of the head is very narrow, and the two eyes are positioned very close to one another. In females, the frons is colored dark brown to black. This species was originally distributed across Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Starting in the 1970s, it spread into Neotropical regions including Colombia, Argentina, Peru, and Paraguay. It is very common in Mediterranean regions, and is also found in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. Chrysomya albiceps occurs in habitats ranging from subtropical to temperate. It can be found at elevations between 200 and 1,000 metres (660 and 3,280 ft) above sea level, and is more abundant at elevations between 1,000 and 3,100 metres (3,300 and 10,200 ft).
