Parasitic fly

Lydella thompsoni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly, New World screwworm (NWS) or simply screwworm or screw-worm, is a species of parasitic blowfly whose larvae (maggots) feed on living tissue of warm-blooded animals. It is present in the New World tropics (and also currently found in the United States as of 2026). Of the four species of Cochliomyia, only C.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionCochliomyia hominivorax, Wikipedia contributors

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