Parasitic fly

Parasetigena silvestris

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

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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