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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Bot Flies (Oestridae) » New World Skin Bot Flies (Cuterebrinae) » Rodent and Lagomorph Bot Flies (Cuterebra) » fontinella group (Cuterebra fontinella group) » Mouse Bot Fly (Cuterebra fontinella) » Cuterebra fontinella fontinella
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Cuterebra from mouse - Cuterebra fontinella
Copyright © 2009 Charley Eiseman

Cuterebra from mouse - Cuterebra fontinella
Wendell, Massachusetts, USA
September 17, 2007

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 28 January, 2009 - 10:43pm
Last updated 20 June, 2009 - 6:18pm

Moved
Moved from Cuterebra fontinella.

Thanks Jeff--I just made a new guide page for the subspecies. I think you may have met this individual--it came from a mouse Noah's cat brought in.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 June, 2009 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

Cuterebra fontinella fontinella
Hi Charley,
Wanted to confirm your ID. This is Cuterebra fontinella fontinella, a subspecies which uses primarily white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus as its host. The white hairs on the last tergite (rear)in combination with the white chin, dark legs, and dark back helps to ID this as one of only a handful of bots in MA. Thanks for posting.
… George "Jeff" Boettner, 20 June, 2009 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

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