New Record of Lucilia Sericata (wiedemann) from Kargil Ladakh

Lucilia spp. also known as green bottle fly is well distributed, and it has forensic, medical and veterinary importance. In the present study, Lucilia sericata (Wiedemann, 1830) has been recorded from the Trans-Himalayan region of the cold arid desert Kargil Ladakh. Distribution over a period from April 2018 to March 2021 revealed that it is fairly distributed with maximum abundance being in midsummer July and August, with no activities during November to March.