Cordylobia anthropophaga, the mango fly, tumbu fly, tumba fly, putzi fly, or skin maggot fly, is a species of blow-fly common in East and Central Africa and Southern Africa. It is a parasite of large mammals (including humans) during its larval stage.
Cordylobia anthropophaga, the mango fly, tumbu fly, tumba fly, putzi fly, or skin maggot fly, is a species of blow-fly common in East and Central Africa and Southern Africa. It is a parasite of large mammals (including humans) during its larval stage.
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