What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Blow fly been recorded?

Chrysomya megacephala occurrence evidence comes from 384 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1923 to 2026. Most records come from South Korea.

InsectaDipteraCalliphoridaeChrysomya

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

384 records across 19 countries and territories, 1923–2026.

Chrysomya megacephala · GBIF taxon key 5064167

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19232026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Blow fly has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Blow fly. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
South Korea 144
Thailand 72
United States 59
Costa Rica 40
Pakistan 19
Mexico 15
Argentina 5
Brazil 5
Australia 4
Bonaire 4
Taiwan 4
India 3
Papua New Guinea 3
China 2
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
Panama 1
Rwanda 1
Singapore 1
Uruguay 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.