Chrysomya putoria
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| Species: | C. putoria
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| Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830)
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Chrysomya putoria, an Old World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly lay larvae (maggots) in the living tissue of warm-blooded animals.[1]
Chrysomya putoria belongs to the same genus as Chrysomya bezziana, another myiasis-causing screwworm.
References
- ^ Jens Amendt (6 January 2010). Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology. Springer. pp. 174–. ISBN 978-1-4020-9684-6. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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