Wound Myiasis Caused by Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Ardabil Province, Northwest of Iran

belongs to the Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Calliphoridae, and Oestridae families.One of the important species in calliphoridea family is a Lucilia cuprina that formerly named Phaenicia cuprina, and the commonly name is the Australian sheep blowfly.L.cuprina is main cause of myiasis in sheep and rarely seen in humans.Adult flies laid the eggs in open wounds or cavities and after 15-24 hours the eggs were hatched and the larvae come out and they feed on the wounds.The most important factors in wound myiasis include: Poor Public Health, Weak social status, Mental retardation, Diabetes, Blindness and Physical inability to protect the wound (Urech et al., 2009).This is the first report of the myiasis in Ardabil province that was to discuss a clinical case of wound myiasis caused by L.