Cuterebra abdominalis Swenk, 1905 is a animal in the Oestridae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cuterebra abdominalis Swenk, 1905

Cuterebra abdominalis is a New World skin bot fly that parasitizes lagomorphs, belonging to the family Oestridae.

Family

Oestridae

Genus

Cuterebra

Order

Diptera

Class

Insecta

About Cuterebra abdominalis Swenk, 1905

Cuterebra abdominalis, scientifically described by Swenk in 1905, is a species of New World skin bot fly belonging to the family Oestridae. This species acts as a parasite that infects lagomorphs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Oestridae › Cuterebra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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