Cuterebra lepivora
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| Cuterebra lepivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Genus: | Cuterebra |
| Species: | C. lepivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuterebra lepivora Coquillett, 1898 | |
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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]
