Cuterebra cuniculi
Appearance
Cuterebra cuniculi | |
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A Cuterebra cuniculi individual that has been preserved in formaldehyde after being removed from a rabbit. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Oestridae |
Genus: | Cuterebra |
Species: | C. cuniculi
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Binomial name | |
Cuterebra cuniculi (Clark, 1797)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cuterebra cuniculi is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.[1][2][3] Its range is restricted to the states of Georgia and Florida. Its larvae are parasites of the eastern cottontail and marsh rabbit.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cuterebra cuniculi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cuterebra cuniculi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cuterebra cuniculi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.