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Protocalliphora occidentalis

Whitworth, 2003

Classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia/
  2. PhylumArthropoda/
  3. ClassInsecta/
  4. OrderDiptera/
  5. FamilyCalliphoridae/
  6. SubfamilyChrysomyinae/
  7. GenusProtocalliphora/
  8. SpeciesProtocalliphora occidentalis

Protocalliphora occidentalis is a of in the , described by Whitworth in 2003. The Protocalliphora comprises parasitic whose develop in bird nests, feeding on nestling blood. This species is part of a group commonly known as bird nest flies or nestling .

Tags

  • parasite
  • bird nest
  • blow fly
  • nestling parasite

Sources and further reading

  • BugGuide
  • GBIF taxonomy match
  • NCBI Taxonomy
  • Catalogue of Life
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