Botfly

Botfly
Horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
(unranked):	Eremoneura
(unranked):	Cyclorrhapha
Section:	Schizophora
Subsection:	Calyptratae
Superfamily:	Oestroidea
Family:	Oestridae
Subfamilies
Cuterebrinae Gasterophilinae Hypodermatinae Oestrinae

Botflies, also known as warble flies or gadflies, are a family of flies: the Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut.

Botfly Media

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  Juvenile male Ecuadorian mantled howler (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) with botfly parasites

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  Larval stage of Gasterophilus intestinalis

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  Ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis)

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  Dissected head of a deer showing botfly larvae