Cephenemyia trompe

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| name = Reindeer nose botfly

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| image = Cephenemyia trompe.png

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| taxon = Cephenemyia trompe

| authority = (Modeer, 1786)

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| synonyms = Oestrus trompe Modeer, 1786

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Cephenemyia trompe, also known as the reindeer nose botfly, is a species of botfly first described by Adolph Modéer in 1786. It belongs to the deer botfly genus Cephenemyia. This fly is parasitic on reindeer. It is one of two Cephenemyia species found only in Scandinavia.

The larvae of Cephenemyia trompe infect the nose area of reindeer.{{cite journal |last1=Nilssen |first1=Arne C. |last2=Haugerud |first2=Rolf E. |title=Epizootiology of the reindeer nose bot fly, Cephenemyia trompe (Modeer) (Diptera: Oestridae), in reindeer, Rangifer tarandus (L.), in Norway |journal=Canadian Journal of Zoology |date=1995 |volume=73 |issue=6 |pages=1024–1036 |doi=10.1139/z95-123}} The adult is active during the Arctic summer, being able to fly very fast and having developed olfactory abilities to find reindeer from long distances.{{Cite journal |last=Tømmerås |first=Bjørn Å. |last2=Wibe |first2=Atle |last3=Nilssen |first3=Arne C. |last4=Anderson |first4=John R. |date=1993 |title=The olfactory response of the reindeer nose bot fly, Cephenemyia trompe (Oestridae), to components from interdigital pheromone gland and urine from the host reindeer, Rangifer tarandus |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01241681#close |journal=Chemoecology |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=115–119 |bibcode=1993Checo...4..115T |doi=10.1007/BF01241681|url-access=subscription }} Its activity, however, is inhibited by strong winds, low temperatures, and rain or snow.{{cite journal | pmid = 8994135 | volume=10 | issue=4 | title=Trapping oestrid parasites of reindeer: the response of Cephenemyia trompe and Hypoderma tarandi to baited traps | journal=Medical and Veterinary Entomology | pages=337–346 | last1 = Anderson | first1 = JR | last2 = Nilssen | first2 = AC | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00754.x| year=1996 | s2cid=23138071 }} This species has a very short pupariation time compared to other reindeer botfly species.Douglas D. Colwell, Martin J. R. Hall, Philip J. Scholl & A. C. Nielsen eds. The Oestrid Flies: Biology, Host-parasite Relationships, Impact and Management, p. 126