Gasterophilus intestinalis

Gasterophilus intestinalis
Adult Gasterophilus intestinalis
G. intestinalis eggs on the foreleg of a horse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Gasterophilus
Species:
G. intestinalis
Binomial name
Gasterophilus intestinalis
de Geer 1776
Synonyms[1]
  • Oestrus intestinalis de Geer 1776
  • Oestrus equi Clark 1797

Gasterophilus intestinalis, also known as horse bot fly, is a species of insect of the family Oestridae,[2] and is found worldwide.[3] The adults, which have a bumblebee-like appearance, are prominently active in the summer.[4] G. intestinalis is primarily a parasite of horses, mules and donkeys,[5] rarely of other animals.[6]

  1. ^ Tenquist, J.D.; Charleston, W.A.G. (September 1981). "An annotated checklist of ectoparasites of terrestrial mammals in New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 11 (3): 265.
  2. ^ "Horse Bot Fly - Gasterophilus intestinalis - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ^ Hart, Kelsey A. (2012). "Gasterophilus". In Wilson, David A.; Mair, Tim; Sherlock, Ceri (eds.). Clinical Veterinary Advisor. The Horse. Elsevier Saunders. p. 216. ISBN 9781437714494.
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  6. ^ Ndossi, Barakaeli Abdieli; Mjingo, Eblate Ernest; Mdaki, Maulid Mzinga; Zebedayo, Marry Wokusima; Choe, Seongjun; Bia, Mohammed Mebarek; Yang, Heejae; Seo, Sungbo; Eom, Keeseon S. (2024). "Gasterophilus intestinalis infestation in lion (Panthera leo) and plains zebra (Equus quagga) in the Serengeti ecosystem: Morphological and molecular profiling". Parasite. 31: 58. doi:10.1051/parasite/2024060. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 11433831.