Directory of Oestridae Resources

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Family of flies, the bot flies.

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• Album: Oestridae

  http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=90
  Photographs of several flies in this family.

• Botfly

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oestridae
  Information from Wikipedia on the family of flies, Oestridae, whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals.

• Cuterebra emasculator: Tree Squirrel Bot Fly

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/flies/squirrel_bot_fly.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this obligate parasite of squirrels and chipmunks, its distribution, life cycle and impact on its hosts.

• Dermatobia hominis

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Dermatobia.htm
  Several photographs of the warble fly, its larvae and puparium, with information on its life cycle. Click to enlarge.

• Family Oestridae

  http://bugguide.net/node/view/25501/bgpage
  Photographs of flies in this family found in North America, provided by BugGuide.

• Gasterophilus intestinalis: Horse Bot Fly

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/horse_bot_fly.htm
  Provides photographs of different life stages and a description of this fly, its distribution, life cycle, veterinary and medical significance.

• Gasterophilus nasalis

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Gasterophilus.htm
  Several photographs of the stomach bot fly, its larvae and eggs, with information on its life cycle. Click to enlarge.

• Human Bot Fly

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatobia_hominis
  Information from Wikipedia on Dermatobia hominis, whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of humans and other primates.

• Hypoderma lineatum: Cattle Grub

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/cattle_grub.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this parasitic fly, the warble, heel, bomb or gad fly, its distribution, life cycle, hosts, veterinary significance and management.

• Oestrus ovis

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/oestrus.htm
  Several photographs of the sheep nasal bot fly, with information on its life cycle. Click to enlarge.

• Rodent and Rabbit Bot Flies

  http://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Rodent_Bots
  Photographs, description, life history and habits of species of Cuterebra.

 

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