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Rabbit Bot Fly (Cuterebra buccata)
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Vespula Vulgaris
A big something or other -
Cuterebra buccata
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 22, 2010
Dead in the workshop window. Looks like some kind of bulky fly
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Contributed by
Vespula Vulgaris
on 22 August, 2010 - 2:24pm
Last updated 15 June, 2014 - 3:46pm
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v belov
, 15 June, 2014 - 3:46pm
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 22 August, 2010 - 5:21pm
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Fly it is.
A "bot" fly to be more precise, genus
Cuterebra
. Adults are not commonly seen. Might have been a parasite of a rodent that got into the shop and subsequently died. Neat find!
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Eric R. Eaton
, 22 August, 2010 - 2:43pm
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Thanks, Eric!
I think I'll keep it for my ever growing collection
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 22 August, 2010 - 3:20pm
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