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Carpenter Bee? - NO - a BOT FLY - Cuterebra americana
Copyright © 2008 bdedo

Carpenter Bee? - NO - a BOT FLY - Cuterebra americana
Delcambre, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
November 22, 2008
Size: 2 cm
Looking for more info/commentary from the experts.
Thanks,
B

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Carpenter Bee? - NO - a BOT FLY - Cuterebra americana Carpenter Bee? - Cuterebra americana Carpenter Bee? - Cuterebra americana Bot Fly - Cuterebra americana
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Contributed by bdedo on 23 November, 2008 - 8:13pm
Last updated 12 June, 2009 - 2:51pm

Moved
Moved from Cuterebra.
… v belov, 12 June, 2009 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Cuterebra americana
I believe this is a woodrat bot, Cuterebra americana. It is thought that this is a parasite of Neotoma floridana, a native woodrat.
… George "Jeff" Boettner, 18 April, 2009 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

INCREDIBLE!!!
That took less than 5 mins to get my first response!!!
Thanks!
B
… bdedo, 23 November, 2008 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
They're pretty destinct...
I've never seen an adult botfly before... :O
… Jonas Insinga, 24 November, 2008 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

not a bee; a botfly of sorts, rather (Cuterebra, i guess)
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… v belov, 23 November, 2008 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Some info
here on family page.
… john and jane balaban, 23 November, 2008 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

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