Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann 1830)

Musca cuprina Wiedemann, 1830: 654 . Type location: China.

Musca varians Wiedemann, 1830: 655 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia amica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia usta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 456 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia elegans Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 458 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia puben s Macquart, 1844: 137. Junior synonym.

Lucilia argyricephala Macquart, 1846: 326 . Junior synonym.

Musca fucina Walker, 1849: 883 . Junior synonym.

Musca serenissima Walker, 1853: 340 . Junior synonym.

Musca temperata Walker, 1853: 340 . Junior synonym.

Phaenicia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863: 770 . Changed combination of Lucilia dorsalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 453 = Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann 1830) .

Lucilia leucodes Frauenfeld, 1867: 453 . Junior synonym.

Somomya pallifrons Bigot, 1877b: 258 . Junior synonym.

Strongyloneura nigricornis Senior-White, 1924: 115 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia pallescens Shannon, 1924: 78 . Junior synonym.

Lucilia pseudosericata Gaminara, 1930: 1264 . Junior synonym.

Distribution: China and Japan to India; East Indies; Fiji; Hawaii; Southern United States, Florida to Washington, D.C., and westward to California. Central and South America (Whitworth 2014).

Remarks: Remarkably similar to L. sericata in appearance and genetically but often a more coppery color. L. sericata can also appear coppery. Common name: Australian sheep blow fly.

Material examined: BAJA CALIFORNIA: Agua Caliente (San Carlos) 18.5 mi. E of Manadiero 6-viii-1973 P.H. Arnaud Jr. (CAS) ; Mx-BC Ensenada, coastal sand dunes, bait trap R.norvegicus, 8–15 Nov 2018 L. Stotelmyre (SDM); (literature review) : El Mogor, Punta Colonet, Sierra Juarez, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Rio Hardy, Representative voucher specimens 2017–19 Ketzaly Munguia-Ortega (ECSR) ; BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: Mx-BCX Cabo San Lucas, dead cow on road, 11 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre (SDM) ; Mx-BCX 5 mi. e. San Jose Del Cabo, coastal sand dunes, 12–16 Jan 2019 L. Stotelmyre (SDM)