Oestrus (fly)


Oestrus is a genus of bot flies, from the family Oestridae
The genus includes the sheep bot fly that is a major pest of the sheep industry worldwide.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Oestrus:Oestrus aureoargentatus Rodhain & Bequaert, 1912Oestrus caucasicus Grunin, 1948Oestrus cervi Schrank, 1803Oestrus colombaschensis Scopoli, 1780Oestrus curvicauda White, 1789Oestrus dubitatus Basson & Zumpt, 1969Oestrus fasciculosus Gmelin, 1790Oestrus gvozdevi Grunin, 1950Oestrus macdonaldi Gedoelst, 1912Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 Oestrus spec Linnaeus, 1758Oestrus variolosus Loew, 1863