Cochliomyia macellaria (Secondary screwworm fly)

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953739">MEDICAL AID &#8212; 500 Block of N FORTUNA BLVD 10:46 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953738">FOUND PROPERTY &#8212; KENMAR RD/BRANDI LN 10:24 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953737">ANIMAL DETAINED &#8212; 1200 Block of MAIN ST 9:53 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 96 One-way Traffic Operation 9:48 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 96 One-way Traffic Operation 9:48 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953736">RUNAWAY JUVENILE &#8212; 2300 Block of NEWBURG RD 9:43 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953735">PETTY THEFT REPORT &#8212; 300 Block of N FORTUNA BLVD 9:40 a.m.

Cochliomyia macellaria. Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cochliomyia macellaria, the secondary screwworm, is a species of blow fly in the family Calliphoridae.