Fine structure of the eggshell of the blow fly, Lucilia cuprina.

• Main Authors: Sukontason K.L., Bunchu N., Chaiwong T., Kuntalue B., Sukontason K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953246646&partnerID=40&md5=1932241c6ad277978efa4875fcfc6619; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2096
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The fine structure of the eggshell of blow fly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), was examined using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Eggs, 1.09+/-0.07 mm in length and 0.25+/-0.05 mm in width, bore a relatively wide plastron that extending along almost the entire l...