Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. This fly is implicated in some public health issues; it can cause accidental myiasis, and also infects fish and livestock.
Seen at Station 13 of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserves on Los Baños, Laguna. Hanging 3ft-high on a fig tree.
Seen at Station 14 of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserves on Los Baños, Laguna on April 6 and 13, 2019. A parasitic flower emerging from a Tetrastigma vine.