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fontinella group (Cuterebra fontinella group)
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Mouse Bot Fly (Cuterebra fontinella)
Species
Cuterebra fontinella
- Mouse Bot Fly
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
(Calyptratae)
Superfamily
Oestroidea
Family
Oestridae (Bot Flies)
Subfamily
Cuterebrinae (New World Skin Bot Flies)
Genus
Cuterebra
(Rodent and Lagomorph Bot Flies)
No Taxon
(fontinella group)
Species
fontinella
(Mouse Bot Fly)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cuterebra angustifrons
Dalmat, 1942
Cuterebra peromysci
Dalmat, 1942
Life Cycle
Larvae develop inside live mice (
Peromyscus
)
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 29 January, 2009 - 8:02pm
Additional contributions by
Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 30 July, 2013 - 8:51pm