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Squirrel bot fly (Cuterebra emasculator)
Photo#192274
Copyright © 2008
smithy
Bee/Fly thing -
Cuterebra emasculator
Near a body of water, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
June 19, 2008
Size: One inch
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Contributed by
smithy
on 19 June, 2008 - 3:44pm
Last updated 16 January, 2010 - 7:48pm
Moved
Moved from
Cuterebra
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Charley Eiseman
, 16 January, 2010 - 7:48pm
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Cuterebra emasculator
These are photos of C. emasculator, a parasite of chipmunks in WI. They only have one generation a year and adults only live for 5-10 days so lucky to get to see it.
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George "Jeff" Boettner
, 16 January, 2010 - 7:39pm
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Moved
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Charley Eiseman
, 22 October, 2009 - 1:33am
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Yes Oestridae
Probably a species of Cuterebra!
greetings
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Gerard Pennards
, 19 June, 2008 - 3:54pm
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cool
I'm pretty sure this is in Oestridae(bot flies).
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William Ericson
, 19 June, 2008 - 3:47pm
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I agree.
Looks like the genus Cuterebra. Seems to be a good year for them:-) The adult flies are short-lived (they have no mouths, so are limited by the fat reserves accumulated in the larval stage) and seldom seen.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 19 June, 2008 - 3:53pm
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