Cuterebra cuniculi
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| Cuterebra cuniculi | |
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| A Cuterebra cuniculi individual that has been preserved in formaldehyde after being removed from a rabbit. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Genus: | Cuterebra |
| Species: | C. cuniculi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuterebra cuniculi (Clark, 1797) | |
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Cuterebra cuniculi is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.[1][2][3] Its range is restricted to the states of Georgia and Florida. Its larvae are parasites of the eastern cottontail and marsh rabbit.[4]
