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Cuterebra cuniculi

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Species of fly

Cuterebra cuniculi
A small, whitish clear grub lined up next to a ruler - showing that it is 2mm long.
A Cuterebra cuniculi individual that has been preserved in formaldehyde after being removed from a rabbit.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Cuterebra
Species: C. cuniculi
Binomial name
Cuterebra cuniculi
(Clark, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Cuterebra horripilum Clark, 1815
  • Oestrus cuniculi Clark, 1797

Cuterebra cuniculi is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. Its range is restricted to the states of Georgia and Florida. Its larvae are parasites of the eastern cottontail and marsh rabbit.

References

  1. ^ "Cuterebra cuniculi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Cuterebra cuniculi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Cuterebra cuniculi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. Slansky, Frank (June 2006). "CUTEREBRA BOT FLIES (DIPTERA: OESTRIDAE) AND THEIR INDIGENOUS HOSTS AND POTENTIAL HOSTS IN FLORIDA". Florida Entomologist. 89 (2): 152–160. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[152:CBFDOA]2.0.CO;2.
Taxon identifiers
Cuterebra cuniculi


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