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Cuterebra cuniculi

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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[1]
  • Cuterebra horripilum Clark, 1815
  • Oestrus cuniculi Clark, 1797

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

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  1. ^ a b "Cuterebra cuniculi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cuterebra cuniculi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ 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.