Chrysomya putoria

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Chrysomya putoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Calliphoridae
Subfamily: Chrysomyinae
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.

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