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Also known as: '''''Screw Worm — Old world screwworm'''''
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{{Taxobox
|name = ''Chrysomya bezziana
|kingdom =
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|phylum =
|class = ''Insecta
|class = [[:Category:Insecta|Insecta]]
|sub-class =
|sub-class =
|order = ''Diptera
|order = Diptera
|super-family =
|super-family =
|family = ''Calliphoridae
|family = [[Calliphoridae]]
|sub-family =
|sub-family =
|genus =
|genus =
|species =
|species =''Chrysomya bezziana
}}
}}
[[Image:Chrysomya bezziana.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Chrysomya bezziana'' - FAO/IAEA, Wikimedia Commons]]
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
==Identification==
==Identification==
''C. bezziana'' is a blue/green fly, with 4 longitudinal black stripes, and around 8-10mm in length. They are similar to [[Calliphoridae|''Calliphora spp.'']]
''C. bezziana'' is a blue/green fly, with 4 longitudinal black stripes, and around 8-10mm in length. They are similar to [[Calliphoridae|''Calliphora spp.'']], and are of the family [[Calliphoridae]].
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
The complete life cycle from egg to adult is 2-3 weeks.
The complete life cycle from egg to adult is 2-3 weeks.
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