Blowflies of the Genera Calliphora, Lucilia and Protophormia (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in South-Moravian Urban and Rural Areas with Respect to Lucilia bufonivora Moniez, 1876

Abstract

The occurrence of blowflies with public health importance (four species of the genus Calliphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, nine species of the genus Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 and one species of the genus Protophormia Townsend, 1908) was studied in the city of Brno and a village Ketkovice near Brno. A total of 2781 imagoes (1926 from Brno and 855 from Ketkovice) were obtained from both study areas by sweeping, trapping or rearing from eggs. Calliphora uralensis, C. vicina, C. vomitoria, Lucilia ampullacea, L. bufonivora, L. caesar, L. illustris, L. pilosiventris, L. regalis, L. sericata, L. silvarum and Protophormia terraenovae were found in both study areas. C. loewi and L. richardsi were caught only in Ketkovice and Brno, respectively. L. sericata was the dominant species in densely populated places in both areas. L. caesar was the dominant species in forests and one forest park in Brno and in the forests around Ketkovice. Although L. bufonivora is considered to be a rare species, it was not rare and it was the most numerous in forests and recreation areas near water reservoir and river banks.