Hypoderma lineatum, third-stage larvae
<i >Hypoderma lineatum</i>, third-stage larvae
Hypoderma lineatum, third-stage larvae

    This photograph shows immature larvae (white) and mature, ready-to-pupate third-stage larvae (dark) of Hypoderma lineatum extracted from their warbles. Note that the body is divided into 11 segments and has a characteristic pattern of spiny bands.

Courtesy of Dr. Rosario Panadero-Fontán.

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