Wohlfahrtia Magnifica, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wohlfahrtia magnifica, the Spotted Flesh Fly, or sometimes called the Screwworm fly, though species of flies from other families go by this name. It is a species of fly belonging to the family Sarcophagidae . The adults are about 6-10 mm in length , 3 instar larvae are 5-7mm in length. Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae cause myiasis in mammals, mainly in sheep, but also in cattle, goat, horses and rarely in human. In sheep larvae chiefly infest genitalia or open wounds. In human W. magnifica larvae may infest the ear, eye, mouth or nose, damaging living tissues.