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Cuterebra lepivora

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Cuterebra lepivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Cuterebra
Species:
C. lepivora
Binomial name
Cuterebra lepivora
Coquillett, 1898
Synonyms[1]
  • Cuterebra aldrichi Austen, 1933

Cuterebra lepivora is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.[1][2][3] Its larvae are usually parasites of cottontail rabbits. Adult males can be territorial.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cuterebra lepivora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Cuterebra lepivora". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Meyer, Richard P.; Bock, Martha E. (30 December 1980). "Aggregation and Territoriality of Cuterebra Lepivora (Diptera: Cuterebridae)". Journal of Medical Entomology. 17 (6): 489–493. doi:10.1093/jmedent/17.6.489.