Oestrus (Genus)
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Oestrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Calyptratae
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Oestridae
Subfamily: Cephenemyiinae
Tribe: Oestrini
Genus: Oestrus
Linnaeus 1758
Species

Oestrus is a genus of Bot flies, from the family Oestridae

The genus includes The Sheep Bot Fly (Oestrus ovis Linnaeus, 1758 ) that is a major pest in the Australian sheep industry.

There are approximately 34 species in the genus.

Species

Genus: Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758


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