New Record of Lucilia sericata (Wiedemann) from Kargil Ladakh

Authors

  • Mohd Hussain Department of Zoology, Leh campus, University of Ladakh,194101, Ladakh (UT)
  • Altaf Hussain Mir Department of Zoology, Kashmir University Srinagar, 190006, Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
  • Hidayatullah Tak Department of Zoology, Kashmir University Srinagar, 190006, Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
  • Nassreen F. Kacho KVK1, SKUAST-K, Kargil Ladakh 190025, Ladakh (UT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.735

Keywords:

Lucilia sericata, Trans-Himalaya, new record, abundance, occurrence, diagnosis, illustrations

Abstract

Lucilia spp. also known as green bottle fly is well distributed, and it has forensic, medical and veterinary importance. In the present study, Lucilia sericata (Wiedemann, 1830) has been recorded from the Trans-Himalayan region of the cold arid desert Kargil Ladakh. Distribution over a period from April 2018 to March 2021 revealed that it is fairly distributed with maximum abundance being in midsummer July and August, with no activities during November to March.

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Published

2022-08-29

How to Cite

Hussain, M., Hussain Mir, A., Tak, H., & Kacho, N. F. . (2022). New Record of <i>Lucilia sericata</i> (Wiedemann) from Kargil Ladakh. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(1), 178–180. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.735

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Research Communications

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