Secondary Screwworm Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius, 1775)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Calliphoridae   >   Genus Cochliomyia   

Description:

The yellow facialia, which complement the three black stripes on thorax, characterize this fly as C. macellaria. (Carlos Silva, BugGuide). It's the only member of the genus that makes it this far north (B. Coulter).

There are 28 records in the project database.

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A male Secondary Screwworm Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/27/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Secondary Screwworm Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/27/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Secondary Screwworm Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Verified by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Secondary Screwworm Fly in Talbot Co., Maryland (10/3/2009). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Secondary Screwworm Fly in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/8/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

A Secondary Screwworm Fly in Calvert Co., Maryland 10/30/2005). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A male Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/18/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Secondary Screwworm Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/9/2006). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Flies in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/5/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/30/2022). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Secondary Screwworm Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Secondary Screwworm Fly on Common Sunflower in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). Determined by Yurika Alexander and Ben Coulter. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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