Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology

Cochliomyia spp.

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Characteristics

Insect: Three part body (head/thorax /abdomen) and 6 legs
Dorso-ventrally flattened, size 6 mm
Wings
No specific host
Complete metamorphosis (holometabole development)
Larva (maggot) feed on rotten plant or animal
Both sexes feed on blood

•Medical significance:

Myasis

Posterior spiracles of third-instar larvae of myiasis