dermatobia

• Gênero de moscas cujas larvas são parasitas que vivem sob a pele de mamíferos domésticos e do ser humano. Conhecidas popularmente como berne ou mosca-do-berne.

A genus of flies whose larvae are parasitic, living under the skin of domestic mammals and humans.

nome próprio

1. Botfly genusC2formalmedical

   A genus of flies in the family Oestridae, whose larvae are parasitic and develop under the skin of mammals, including humans.

   Dermatobia

   • Dermatobia hominis is a species of botfly that infests humans.
   • The larvae of Dermatobia live in the subcutaneous tissue of their host.
   • Infestation by Dermatobia can cause painful, boil-like lesions.