Protocalliphora occidentalis
Whitworth, 2003
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 .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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