Subcutaneous Canthariasis due to Tenebrio Molitor Larva (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Egretta Intermedia

Abstract

Canthariasis is a phenomenon where act as parasites and infect humans and other animals temporary by ingesting the beetle larvae This report highlights the rare subcutaneous canthariasis finding in an avian species Egrettaintermedia due to a yellow mealworm On August a bird was transferred to the Chungnam National University wild animal rescue center Republic of Korea from the wild envelopment where it died and was anatomized A single larva was detected in the space between the esophagus and trachea of bird after skinning The larva was identified to be a yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor