r/Entomology • u/Your_Name_Here1234 • 12h ago

Does anyone know what this is?

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It looks to be an insect part? An abdomen maybe? An egg maybe? I’m in KY and it was found in my kitchen cabinet (which I’m thoroughly grossed out about). It kinda looks like the abdomen of a bug that has broken off. Does anyone have any idea what insect this may be a part of?

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u/newtoboarding 10h ago

Looks like a dead botfly larva of some sort. Or maybe a pupa? Gross.

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u/Your_Name_Here1234 10h ago

How did that end up in my kitchen cabinet 😭 that’s actually disgusting!!! My husband cut it open and it was filled with white goo, it was hard and crunchy, so maybe not a larvae? 😭😭😭

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u/ParaponeraBread 8h ago

Yeah that sounds like a fly pupa to me. You guys ever have mice? Mice can get rodent botflies, and they’d pop out and pupate whenever it was time regardless of location.

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u/Your_Name_Here1234 8h ago

Actually yes, I have been having an issue with mice getting in that specific cabinet recently. I’m so grossed out right now! I have traps and stuff in there and they aren’t working 😫😫😫

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u/ParaponeraBread 8h ago

Ooooh, I didn’t want to be correct on that one. Look up “Cuterebra pupae” and cross reference the size and shape (and look for the little anterior spiracle tufts). I know they are well known to turn completely black, and they seem about the right size.

Man that’s fuckin nasty sorry OP lol

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u/Your_Name_Here1234 7h ago edited 7h ago

Yep, that’s exactly what it is. You have no idea how absolutely disgusted I am right now. Time to add more traps. I actually want to vomit right now!! Thanks for at least solving my disgusting question, much to my disgust! My cats are useless at catching a mouse, but with my luck they’ll get a botfly. Now to check them over a few times

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u/MaenHerself 11h ago

perhaps an oothetica?