Cochliomyia hominivorax

Cochliomyia hominivorax
the screw-worm fly, a bluish green fly that deposits its eggs during the warmest hours of the day on wounds of animals; the larvae, known as screw-worms, after hatching, burrow into the wound and feed on living tissue. Called also C. americana and Chrysomyia macellaria.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Cochliomyia hominivorax — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Cochliomyia hominivorax — Lucilie bouchère Lucilie bouchère …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cochliomyia hominivorax —   Cochliomyia hominivorax …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cochliomyia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Cochliomyia — A genus of fleshflies (family Calliphoridae) whose larvae develop in decaying flesh or carrion or in wounds or sores. C. americana incorrect name for C. hominivorax. C. hominivorax the screw worm fly, a species that is a serious pest of livestock …   Medical dictionary

  • Cochliomyia americana — C. hominivorax …   Medical dictionary

  • Chrysomyia macellaria — Cochliomyia hominivorax …   Medical dictionary

  • screw-worm fly — Cochliomyia hominivorax …   Medical dictionary

  • Neuwelt-Schraubenwurmfliege — (Cochliomyia hominivorax) Systematik Klasse: Insekten (Insecta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Calliphoridae — Calliphoridae …   Wikipédia en Français

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