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Morphological and molecular analyses unveil phenotypic polymorphism in hairy maggots of the genus Chrysomya.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Jun 2026
Nur-Aliah Natasha Azmi, Low Van Lun, Martínez-Sánchez Anabel, Ivorra Tania, Heo Chong Chin
Abstract excerpt
Some species of the genus Chrysomya, known as hairy maggot blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae), are medically and forensically important insects worldwide. However, identifying these species can be challenging due to morphological characteristics overlapping. In this study, we investigated morphological and molecular differences among three hairy maggot blowflies: Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843, Chrysomya...
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