| Cuterebra americana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Genus: | Cuterebra |
| Species: | C. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuterebra americana (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cuterebra americana, the woodrat bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. [1] [2] [3]
Botflies, also known as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are a family of flies technically known as the Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. Dermatobia hominis is the only species of botfly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of flies cause myiasis in humans.
Cuterebra, or rodent bots, is a genus of flies that attack rodents and similar animals.
Cuterebra latifrons is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra approximata is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra atrox is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra arizonae is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra emasculator, the squirrel bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. The species was first described by Asa Fitch in 1856. It is an internal parasite of chipmunks and tree squirrels in the eastern United States. The species name comes from the belief that larvae ate the testicles of chipmunks.
Cuterebra neomexicana is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra cuniculi is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra mirabilis is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra abdominalis is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra ruficrus is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra cochisei is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra lepusculi, the cottontail rabbit botfly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra jellisoni is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra albipilosa is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra tenebrosa, the rodent bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra buccata, the rabbit bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra lepivora is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra polita is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
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