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A botfly, [1] also written bot fly, [2] bott fly [3] or bot-fly [4] in various combinations, is any fly in the family Oestridae. Their life cycles vary greatly according to species, but the larvae of all species are internal parasites of mammals. Largely according to species, they also are known variously as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies.
Cuterebra emasculator, the squirrel bot fly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae.
Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, 1856 i c g b (squirrel bot fly) Cuterebra enderleini Bau, 1929 i c g; Cuterebra ephippium Latreille, 1818 c g; Cuterebra fasciata Swenk, 1905 i c g; Cuterebra fassleri Guimaraes, 1984 c g; Cuterebra flaviventris (Bau, 1931) c g; Cuterebra fontinella Clark, 1827 i c g b (mouse bot fly) Cuterebra funebris (Austen ...
Common species of warble fly include Hypoderma bovis (the ox warble fly) and Hypoderma lineatum (the cattle warble fly) and Hypoderma tarandi (the reindeer warble fly). Larvae of Hypoderma species also have been reported in horses, sheep, goats and humans. [1] They have also been found on smaller mammals such as dogs, cats, squirrels, voles and ...
Gasterophilus, commonly known as botfly, is a genus of parasitic fly from the family Oestridae that affects different types of animals, especially horses, but it can also act on cows, sheep, and goats. A case has also been recorded in a human baby.
Gasterophilus intestinalis, also known as horse bot fly, is a species of insect of the family Oestridae, [2] and is found worldwide. [3] The adults, which have a bumblebee-like appearance, are prominently active in the summer. [4] G. intestinalis is primarily a parasite of horses, mules and donkeys, [5] rarely of other animals. [6]
Mouthparts of Tabanus horse-fly: sensory palp at left, sponging labella at center, skin-piercing elements at right. Haematopota pluvialis tabanid fly showing distinct patterns on eyes and wings. Antennae consist of three relatively short segments with asymmetric shapes. Brachyceran flies are of medium to large size and compact shape.
From personal experience, a great way to remove a bot fly is to place a large drop of Vaseline on the site and because the botfly larvae requires air to breath, the larvae will stick its head out of the skin through the Vaseline and then you can grab it with tweezers and pull it out. --72.209.153.126 02:35, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
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