Species Cuterebra fontinella

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Life Cycle

unknown fly - Cuterebra fontinella - female

Cuterebra from mouse - Cuterebra fontinella

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Oestroidea

Family Oestridae (Bot Flies)

Subfamily Cuterebrinae (New World Skin Bot Flies)

Genus Cuterebra

Species fontinella (Cuterebra fontinella)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cuterebra angustifrons Dalmat, 1942

Cuterebra peromysci Dalmat, 1942

Life Cycle

Larvae develop inside live mice.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 29 January, 2009 - 8:02pm

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