family

Bot Flies

Oestridae

Field notes

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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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native bot flies All

Native to the US, by observations.