Morphological Study of First Instar Elephant Stomach Bot Fly Larvae (Oestridae: Gasterophilinae: <i>Cobboldia elephantis</i>)

<i>Cobboldia elephantis</i> (Oestridae: Gasterophilinae) is an obligate parasite of the alimentary tract of the Asian elephant, causing gastric myiasis. Current knowledge of its first instar larval morphology has been limited to observations under light microscopy, significantly constrai...

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Published in:	Insects
Main Authors:	Xingkun Yang, Zhuowei An, Chaoyong Xiong, Shenming Tan, Mingwei Bao, Fangyi Zhou, Meiqin Liu, Liping Yan, Dong Zhang, Thomas Pape
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Subjects:	<i>Cobboldia elephantis</i> confocal laser scanning microscopy evolutionary adapation morphological comparison scanning electron microscopy ultrastructure
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/7/733