Morphology of the puparia of the housefly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) and blowfly, Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

• Main Authors: Sirisuda Siriwattanarungsee, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Budsabong Kuntalue, Somsak Piangjai, Jimmy K. Olson, Kom Sukontason
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=20944432632&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62018
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Examination of the puparia of the housefly, Musca domestica L. and blowfly Chrysomya megacephala (F.), through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), revealed many differences in the profile of their morphology. Special attention was focused on puparial characteristics used to differentiate between the...