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Family Oestridae - Bot Flies

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Oestroidea
Family Oestridae (Bot Flies)
Other Common Names
Warble Flies
Identification
Large, stout bodied flies that resemble bees.
Life Cycle
Larvae are endoparasites of various mammals.
Print References
(1)
Internet References
Article on Wikipedia.
Various images from the Department of Entomology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 24 July, 2005 - 3:11pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 12 June, 2009 - 2:39pm

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