- Chrysomya putoria
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Chrysomya putoria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Calliphoridae Genus: Chrysomya Species: C. putoria Binomial name Chrysomya putoria
(Wiedemann, 1830)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.
Chrysomya putoria belongs to the same genus as Chrysomya bezziana, another myiasis-causing screwworm.
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