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Squirrel Bot Fly

Cuterebra emasculator

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Oestridae

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. It is an internal parasite of chipmunks and tree squirrels in the eastern United States.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 37Canada · 1