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|name = Wohlfahrtia spp.
|name = Wohlfahrtia spp.
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==Introduction==
''Wohlfahritia spp.'' are from the family ''Sarcophagidae''. Also known as flesh flies; ''Wohlfahritia'' are the largest genus, and are known to cause [[Myiasis|myiasis]].
''Wohlfahritia spp.'' are from the family ''Sarcophagidae''. Also known as flesh flies; ''Wohlfahritia'' are the largest genus, and are known to cause [[Myiasis|myiasis]].
==''W. magnifica''==
==''W. magnifica''==
Also known as: '''''Flesh Fly — Screw worm
[[Image:Wohlfahritia.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Wohlfahritia'' <br> Alvesgaspar 2008, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Wohlfahritia.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Wohlfahritia'' <br> Alvesgaspar 2008, Wikimedia Commons]]
===Hosts===
===Hosts===
==''W. nuba''==
==''W. nuba''==
Also known as: '''''Flesh Fly
===Hosts===
===Hosts===
==''W. vigil''==
==''W. vigil''==
Also known as: '''''Grey Flesh Fly
===Hosts===
===Hosts===
==''W. meigeni''==
==''W. meigeni''==
===Hosts===
===Hosts===
Mainly foxes and minks.
Mainly foxes and minks.
The larvae will be apparent as a boil like swellings under the skin.
The larvae will be apparent as a boil like swellings under the skin.
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(%22Wohlfahrtia%22) ''Wohlfahrtia'' spp. publications]
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