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Bumblebee Mimic - Cuterebra
Copyright © 2005 Elisa T. Collins

Bumblebee Mimic - Cuterebra
Armada, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
June 17, 2005
Size: 1.6 cm
Found a few inside a customer's house, one was brought to me. This thing has the hugest halteres I have ever seen and is quite the fuzzball. Very much bumblebee-like in looks. Is this a syrphid?

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Contributed by Elisa T. Collins on 18 June, 2005 - 12:36pm
Last updated 23 October, 2006 - 4:45pm

Moved
Moved from Bot Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 23 October, 2006 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

bot fly maybe?
or warble fly? (Oestridae... or Cuterebridae?) See Cedar Creek. Just a guess.
… Robin McLeod, 18 June, 2005 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Cuterebra.
This is one of the rodent bots in the genus Cuterebra. They are seldom seen as adults. The big "halteres" are actually the calypters, common to all the "calypterate Diptera," and a part of the wing membrane. They do stand out on the bot flies! Oh, the adult flies have no mouths, running on stored fat for energy.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 June, 2005 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
What are the chances that the
What are the chances that these could infest a housepet? They were found inside a customer's home, and they have two dogs.

The homeowner has not called me back yet, and I was planning to tell them to inspect their dogs carefully for sores and take them to the vet if anything was found. I've been grossing out my coworkers with botfly stories for 2 days now :)
… Elisa T. Collins, 21 June, 2005 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

 
wow, something so disgusting
wow, something so disgusting as a larva turns out to be sorta cuddly looking as an adult.

Glad they're not in my house...you were right on!

Thanks
… Elisa T. Collins, 20 June, 2005 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

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