Morphological Description of the Three Larval Instars of Wohlfahrtia nuba (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
Journal: Indian Journal of Animal Research
Year: 2025

Background: Accurate identification of the larval stages of Wohlfahrtia nuba, a flesh fly species within the Sarcophagidae family, is crucial in forensic and medical entomology. This species may contribute to estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) and is associated with causing myiasis in livestock and humans. The insufficient data regarding the morphology of the immature stages of W. nuba hinders the taxonomic identification of this species’ larvae in carcasses without raising adults. Therefo