Kingdom Animalia Order Diptera Genus Chrysomya Higher classification Chrysomya | Phylum Arthropoda Family Calliphoridae Scientific name Chrysomya putoria Rank Species | |
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Similar Chrysomya, Blow flies, Fly, Chrysomya albiceps, Chrysomya megacephala | ||
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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