Cuterebra emasculator

Cuterebra emasculator, the squirrel bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. The species was first described by Asa Fitch in 1856. [1][2][3][4] It is an internal parasite of chipmunks and tree squirrels in the eastern United States. The species name comes from the belief that larvae ate the testicles of chipmunks.

Cuterebra emasculator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Cuterebra
Species:
C. emasculator
Binomial name
Cuterebra emasculator
Fitch, 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Cuterebra scutellaris Brauer, 1863

References

  1. "Cuterebra emasculator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Cuterebra emasculator species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Cuterebra emasculator". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "Cuterebra emasculator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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