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Descriptor English: Lucilia cuprina
Descriptor Spanish: Lucilia cuprina
Descriptor Lucilia cuprina
Descriptor Portuguese: Lucilia cuprina
Descriptor French: Lucilia cuprina
Entry term(s): Australian Sheep Blowfly
Blowfly, Australian Sheep
Fly, Greenbottle
Greenbottle Flies
Greenbottle Fly
Sheep Blowfly, Australian
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.155.500.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098555
Scope note: A blowfly species in the genus Lucilia. Lucilia cuprina is responsible for sheep blowfly strike (MYIASIS) in Australia. Can form hybrids with LUCILIA SERICATA.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Diptera (1964-2024)
Public MeSH Note: 2025
History Note: 2025
DeCS ID: 60860
Unique ID: D000098555
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2025/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2023/12/15
Lucilia cuprina - Preferred
Concept UI M000766851
Scope note A blowfly species in the genus Lucilia. Lucilia cuprina is responsible for sheep blowfly strike (MYIASIS) in Australia. Can form hybrids with LUCILIA SERICATA.
Preferred term Lucilia cuprina
Entry term(s) Australian Sheep Blowfly
Blowfly, Australian Sheep
Fly, Greenbottle
Greenbottle Flies
Greenbottle Fly
Sheep Blowfly, Australian



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