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Oestridae
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thumb|Juvenile male Ecuadorian mantled howler (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) with botfly parasites
OverviewAI-generated
Oestridae is a family of insects within the order Diptera. It belongs to the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon is currently accepted in scientific classifications.
Records for this family are held by several institutions, including UAN, UCMP, MSB, DMNS, and UNCG. Specimens have been documented in Mexico and the United States. The family has 11,503 occurrences recorded in global databases, with 724 specific records and 12 media items available in the iDigBio collection.
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Species
Oestridae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyOestridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 724
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Oestridae
- Collections
- UAN, UCMP, MSB, DMNS, UNCG
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- General
- Family Oestridae
- Infestation
- As human food
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Juvenile male Ecuadorian mantled howler (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) with botfly parasites
Botflies, also known as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are flies of the family Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. Dermatobia hominis is the only species of botfly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of flies cause myiasis in humans.
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