Cuterebra
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Cuterebra, or rodent bots, is a genus of bot flies that attack rodents and similar animals.
Eastern Gray Squirrel suffering from warbles
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A fly is an insect of the order Diptera, named for the single pair of wings. The hindwings have evolved into halteres, organs that sense rotation, giving flies precise control of their flight. Diptera
Cuterebra
…Cuterebra Squirrel infested with Cuterebra Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Oestridae Subfamily: Cuterebrinae Genus: Cuterebra Clark 1815 Synonyms Alouattamya Alouattamyia Cuterebra larva and adult Cuterebra, or rodent…
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An Anthomyiid species showing characteristic dipteran features: large eyes, small antennae, sucking mouthparts, single pair of flying wings, hindwings reduced to clublike halteres
Fossil brachyceran in Baltic amber. Lower Eocene, c. 50 million years ago
Fossil nematoceran in Dominican amber. Sandfly, Lutzomyia adiketis (Psychodidae), Early Miocene, c. 20 million years ago