Oestrus (fly)

Oestrus
Oestrus ovis, Ukraine
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Subfamily: Oestrinae
Genus: Oestrus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Oestrus ovis
Synonyms
  • Aestrus Lioy, 1865
  • Cephalemya Rondani, 1856
  • Cephalomyia Agassiz, 1846
  • Coephalomyia Rondani, 1868
  • Estrus Lioy, 1865
  • Gastromysa Rondani, 1857
  • Oestreus Radermacher, 1779

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 of the sheep industry worldwide.

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