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Lucilia bufonivora

Exeter scientists seek toad fly samples

Specimens of toad fly needed!

The toad fly, Lucilia bufonivora, is as an obligate parasite of toads and frogs in Britain and Europe; it causes considerable suffering to infested host amphibians. Infestations typically begin in the nasal cavities and can spread rapidly throughout the head, leading to blindness and a lingering death. This fly is recognised as the only obligate parasitic blowfly species in Britain and to date, only a handful of specimens of this enigmatic fly species have been studied.

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