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Reh-Rachendassel, Männchen, Cephenemyia stimulator, Deer botfly

Reh-Rachendassel, Männchen, Cephenemyia stimulator, Deer botfly

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Volkmar Brockhaus


Premium (World), Arnsberg

Reh-Rachendassel, Männchen, Cephenemyia stimulator, Deer botfly

Die Reh-Rachendassel (Cephenemyia stimulator) ist eine Art aus der Familie der Dasselfliegen (Oestridae), aus der Unterfamilie der Rachendasseln (Cephenemyiinae). Selten mal zu finden, die Männchen sind im Sommer oft an erhöhten Orten, wie auf Bergen oder Türmen, wo sie auf die Weibchen warten zu finden, dieses Männchen entdeckte ich auf einem Aussichtsturm in etwa 32 m Höhe.
Deer botfly, male, these bottflies are large, gray-brown flies, often very accurate mimics of bumblebees. They attack chiefly the nostrils and pharyngeal cavity of members of the deer family. The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, infesting the stag, is called a stagworm. The larval stages of Cephenemyia are obligate parasites of cervids. Eggs hatch in the uterus of the female. She then flies close to the head of her host species and while hovering ejects her larvae into its nostrils. Larvae migrate to the base of the animal's tongue, where they mature in clusters to a size of 25 to 36 mm (0.98 to 1.42 in). After being ejected by the host, they pupate in soil (2 to 3 weeks) before emerging as a sexually-mature but non-feeding adult, which must quickly find a mate, since their lifespan is short.

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