Horse Bot Flies

HORSE BOT FLIES

Family   :  Gasterophilidae
Genus    :  Gasterophilus
Species  :  G.intestinalis(G.equi), G.nasalis, G.haemorrhoidalis

  • Common Name : Horse bot fly, Horse grub fly, Intestinal bot fly, Stomach bot
  • The fly is a protelean parasite wherein the adult stages are non parasitic and the larval stages are parasitic 
  • They are seen in the stomach of horses
Last modified: Friday, 23 September 2011, 5:44 AM