Cuterebra americana (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Oestridae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cuterebra americana (Fabricius, 1775)

Cuterebra americana (woodrat bot fly) is a New World skin bot fly species in the Oestridae family.

Family

Genus

Cuterebra

Order

Diptera

Class

Insecta

About Cuterebra americana (Fabricius, 1775)

Cuterebra americana, commonly known as the woodrat bot fly, is a species of New World skin bot fly that belongs to the family Oestridae.

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Oestridae › Cuterebra

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