Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 1

New record of Lucilia sericata (Wiedemann) from Kargil Ladakh

  • Author:
  • Mohd Hussain*, Altaf Hussain Mir1, Hidayatullah Tak1, Nassreen F Kacho2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: May 17, 2023
  • Page Number: 178 to 180

1Department of Zoology, Kashmir University, Srinagar, 190006, Jammu and Kashmir (UT), India

2KVK1, SKUAST-K, Kargil, Ladakh, 190025, Ladakh (UT), India

Department of Zoology, Leh campus, University of Ladakh, 194101, Ladakh (UT), India

*Email: akmha168@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online Published on 17 May, 2023.

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.

Keywords

Lucilia sericata, Trans-Himalaya, New record, Abundance, Occurrence, Diagnosis, Illustrations