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Cuterebra - Cuterebra tenebrosa

Cuterebra - Cuterebra tenebrosa
34.3040N 118.1495W Angeles Nationl Forest, California, USA
September 4, 2016
Size: 1.5"

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Cuterebra tenebrosa
I believe this is C. tenebrosa, a botfly that uses Neotoma spp (rats) as a host. These all black bots are very tough to ID without seeing them in hand. But based on your location and lack of other white features this is pretty likely. Jeff

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