Description of the larval stages

DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVAL STAGE - HORSE BOT FLIES
  • Brown in colour with 2 rows of elongated spines encircling segments 2nd to 8th
  • Oral hooks present in all the three stages
  • The posterior spiracle is bean shaped with three wavy longitudinal slits

Gasterophilus larvae

gasterophilus chart

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