Dermatobia hominis (human botflies)

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Introduction

distribution: forested parts of Central & South America
adult female captures a mosquito or other blood-sucking insect & deposits her eggs beneath its abdomen
when the carrier insect attacks a human or bovine host several days later, the warmth & moisture of the host stimulate the larvae to hatch & penetrate the skin
after 6-12 weeks, the larvae mature & drop to the ground where they pupate

↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 936
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