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Bot Fly Larva - Cuterebra
Copyright © 2018 smccoy

Bot Fly Larva - Cuterebra
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon, USA
October 7, 2018
Size: 20mm
I found two of these on the floor in my basement. It looks like a rodent bot fly larva (Cuterebra) based on images on this site. I put out traps and caught a mouse which I suspect was the host. It did not have any more obvious parasites but did have wounds on its neck where these probably exited.
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Contributed by smccoy on 9 October, 2018 - 9:48pm
Last updated 10 October, 2018 - 7:52am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 October, 2018 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

Cuterebra, yes
and yeah it probably popped from the neck lesions
… Blaine Mathison, 10 October, 2018 - 6:02am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Now that I know these are in the area I will watch for the flies next spring/summer. I don't recall seeing any but obviously they are around.
… smccoy, 11 October, 2018 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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