Oestrus is a genus of bot flies, from the family Oestridae
The genus includes the sheep bot fly (O. ovis Linnaeus, 1758) that is a major pest of the sheep industry worldwide.
Species These 12 species belong to the genus Oestrus: Oestrus aureoargentatus Rodhain & Bequaert, 1912 Oestrus caucasicus Grunin, 1948 Oestrus cervi Schrank, 1803 Oestrus colombaschensis Scopoli, 1780 Oestrus curvicauda White, 1789 Oestrus dubitatus Basson & Zumpt, 1969 Oestrus fasciculosus Gmelin, 1790 Oestrus gvozdevi Grunin, 1950 Oestrus macdonaldi Gedoelst, 1912 Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 (sheep bot fly) Oestrus spec Linnaeus, 1758 Oestrus variolosus Loew, 1863
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