Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly (IMAGE)

University of Nottingham

Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly

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Lutzomyia longipalpis, a species of sandfly native to Brazil and South America that can spread a disease called Leishmaniasis. 

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University of Nottingham

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