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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.
The human botfly, Dermatobia hominis (Greek δέρμα, skin + βίος, life, and Latin hominis, of a human), is a species of botfly whose larvae parasitise humans (in addition to a wide range of other animals, including other primates [1]).
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.
Oestrus ovis, the sheep bot fly, is a widespread species of fly of the genus Oestrus. It is known for its parasitic predation and damage to sheep, deer, goats and sometimes cattle. There have also been many records of horse, dog [1] and human infestation. In some areas of the world it is a significant pest which affects the agricultural economy ...
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]
With 3,016 neurons and 58,000 neural connections, this map of a fruit fly larva brain is the most impressive piece of neurological cartography to date.
Tabanidae are known by a large number of common names. The subfamily Chrysopsinae is known as deer flies, perhaps because of their abundance on moorland where deer roam, [5] and buffalo-flies, moose-flies and elephant-flies emanate from other parts of the world where these animals are found. [6]
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 ...