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Oestrus (fly)

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Oestrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Oestridae
Subfamily:
Oestrinae
Tribe:
Oestrini
Genus:
Oestrus

Species

Oestrus is a genus of bot flies, from the family Oestridae

The genus includes the sheep bot fly (O. ovis Linnaeus, 1758) that is a major pest in the Australian sheep industry.

About 34 species are in the genus.

Species

Genus: Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758

References

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