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Cephenemyia trompe
Species of fly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cephenemyia trompe,[1] also known as the reindeer nose botfly, is a species of botfly first described by Adolph Modéer in 1786. It belongs to the deer botfly genus Cephenemyia.[1][2][3] This fly is parasitic on reindeer. It is one of two Cephenemyia species found only in Scandinavia.[1][3]
The larvae of Cephenemyia trompe infect the nose area of reindeer.[4] The adult is active during the Arctic summer, being able to fly very fast and having developed olfactory abilities to find reindeer from long distances.[5] Its activity, however, is inhibited by strong winds, low temperatures, and rain or snow.[6] This species has a very short pupariation time compared to other reindeer botfly species.[7]
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See also
- Botfly
- Hypoderma tarandi, the reindeer warble fly or reindeer botfly, another parasitic reindeer fly
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