Coexistence and intraguild competition of Chrysomya albiceps and Lucilia sericata larvae: case reports and experimental studies applied to forensic entomology

Size does matter: intraspecific geometric morphometric analysis of wings of the blowfly Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

“…Riback and Godoy (2008) found no relationship between seasonality and wing size and tibia size of C. albiceps over two years, indicating no influence of temperature change on some morphological traits of the species. Under experimental conditions, the wing size of C. albiceps is larger in the presence of Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) than when the species interacts with itself (Ivorra et al 2022), which confirms the results obtained by Ullyett (1950). Therefore, it is plausible that the most important factor for the body size and structures of C. albiceps is its peculiar larval behavior, which not only feeds on animal carcasses, but also preys on other species.…”

“…The GM of wing size is studied along with shape (Garzón and Schweigmann 2018), as it can influence wing shape, an association known as allometry (Benítez et al 2013). Recently, wing size has been used to answer how competition can be a limiting factor between two blowflies under experimental conditions (Carmo et al 2018;Ivorra et al 2022).…”

Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on the Global Distribution of the Calliphorid Fly Chrysomya albiceps Using GIS

“…Myiasis is a type of parasitism in which the fly larva (maggot) infects animal tissue, it is very widespread on our planet, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions [13]. In forensics, it is also common species found at crime scenes helping identify the unknown cadavers and determine postmortem intervals [14]. On the other hand, C. albiceps has ecological importance, as it helps in recycling elements in ecosystems by decomposing dead bodies [15].…”