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| Sheep bot fly | The sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis) belongs to the genus Oestrus in the order Diptera and is the most common member of the subfamily Oestrinae, in the family of bot flies (Oestridae). The sheep bot fly originally came from the Palearctic eco-zone but is now found throughout the world.
The sheep bot fly reaches body lengths of 10-12 mm. The thorax is covered with thick golden fur. The abdomen is whitish-grey with black markings. The sheep bot fly has a broad head with large, reddish to brown compound eyes. The mouth tools are degenerate and allow only a small quantity of food to be ingested. The large, strong wings are brownish in colour. The legs are dark, hairy, and strong. The sheep b...
...s a broad head with large, reddish to brown compound eyes. The mouth tools are degenerate and allow only a small quantity of food to be ingested. The large, strong wings are brownish in colour. The legs are dark, hairy, and strong. The sheep bot fly is active in summer.
The females lay their eggs in the nostrils or eyes of sheep. The larvae hatch from their eggs inside the females and are shot into the host animals in drops of liquid. The host animals resist this. The laying of the ...
... symptoms such as sneezing and inflammatory discharge.
The larvae are up to 30 mm in length. After the last larval stage, the larvae are sneezed or coughed out by the host animals and fall down to the soil in which they pupate. The sheep bot fly occasionally lays its larvae in humans, especially in the eyes.
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| | Grey flesh fly | The grey flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) is also known as the "camouflaged flesh fly" or "carrion fly". The scientific name is more accurately Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria. This species is in the order two-winged flies (Diptera), the suborder flies (Brachycera), the infraorder Muscomorpha (section Schizophora, subsection calyptrata), the su...
...ion calyptrata), the superfamily Oestroidea, the family flesh flies (Sarcophagidae), the subfamily Sarcophaginae, the genus Sarcophaga, and the subgenus Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga). A scientific synonym for this species is Musca carnaria. The grey flesh fly is found in the Palaearctic ecozone from the Arctic Circle to North Africa and from Western Europe to East Asia, and occurs very frequently. | | |
| | | Taurus fly | The Taurus fly (Cyrtus gibbus) belongs to the order (Diptera), the suborder Brachycera , intraorder Asilomorpha, Nemestrinoidea and to the family Acroceridae. It belongs to the genus Cyrtus.
The Taurus fly can be found throughout southern Europe, but is rare. It is medium-sized, compact and almost spherical in shape. It is mostly yellow in colour and has black spots and ligatures. It is covered in fine hairs.
The head is spherical and black an...
...halteres are covered. The abdomen is yellow and with black spots on the top as also with three black bandages , which to the rear end are wedge-shaped and extended. The legs are long , thin and from reddish-yellow to yellow in colour.
The Taurus fly feeds on the nectar of the various plant species whose blossoms she visits. The female lays her eggs on branches of trees or on blades of grass. The number of eggs (located singly or in or in small clusters) can amount to more than 1000.
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| | Bluebottle blow fly | The bluebottle blow fly (Cynomya mortuorum), also known as the fly of the dead, blue bottle or green bottle, belongs to the family of blowflies (Calliphoridae) in the order two-winged flies (Diptera), the suborder flies (Brachycera), the infraorder Muscomorpha (section: Schizophora; subsection: Calyptrata) and the ...
... and the superfamily Oestroidea. It belongs to the genus Cynomya in the subfamily Calliphorinae and the tribe Calliphorini. Scientific synonyms for Cynomya mortuorum are: Cynomya hirta, Musca mortuorum and Cynomya gregorpovolnyi. The bluebottle blow fly is widespread in Europe and Asia up to the Arctic Circle and prefers colder regions. This species is not regarded as endangered. | | |
| | Common yellow dung fly | | The common yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria), also called the golden dung fly, belongs to the family dung flies (Scathophagidae) and the genus Scathophaga. This species is common and widespread throughout Europe, North America and Asia.
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| | Frit flies | ... a family of flies in the order Diptera and are encountered throughout the world. There are approximately 2000 species worldwide, 178 of which can be found in Central Europe. Some examples of frit flies are: Lipara lucens , Oscinella frit , gout fly (Chlorops pumilionis), yellow swarming fly (haumatomyia notata) and Meromyza saltatrix.
Frit flies reach body lengths of 2-7 mm. Their bodies can be yellow, orange, brown, dark brown or black in colour, depending on which species they are. They have strong mouth parts, but their front w...
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Frit flies reach body lengths of 2-7 mm. Their bodies can be yellow, orange, brown, dark brown or black in colour, depending on which species they are. They have strong mouth parts, but their front wings and halteres are often weak. They do not fly, but use their strong, well-developed, hairy legs to move.
Frit flies are mainly active in autumn and can often be found in large numbers on lawns. Frit flies also often enter human dwellings, en masse where they are perceived as an annoyance.... | | |
| The yellow swarming fly reaches body lengths of up to 2 mm. Its body is yellow with black markings. Its head is very broad and there is a round black spot on a yellow background between its compound eyes. The spot is located in a wedge-shaped strip of dark hair, which ta...
...are 3 wide, black stripes lengthwise. The stripe in the middle reaches from the neck to the scutellum. The outer stripes are shorter. Beside each outer stripe is one more black stripe which is much thinner and only half as long. The yellow swarming fly’s wings are transparent and extend far beyond the end of its abdomen in resting position. The wings are well developed, unlike those of other frit fly species. The halteres are white. The scutellum is yellow and has no markings. On the upper surface of the abdomen, which is yellow, are 4 black crossways. The legs are a weak brownish-yellow colour.
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| | Green long-legged fly | | The green long-legged fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus) belongs to the order Diptera, the family long-legged flies (Dolichopodidae) and to the genus Poecilobothrus. This species is commonly found throughout the world especially in Europe. The green long-legged fly reaches body lengths of 2-8 mm. The males are larger than the females. The bodies of the flies are brightly coloured and have a metallic sheen. Their large compound eyes have a red and greenish shimmer. | | |
| | Bot flies | | ... approximately 100 species found worldwide, 11 of which are encountered in Central Europe. The family of Bot flies is divided into three subfamilies: Oestrinae, Cephenemyiinae and Hypodermatinae. Some examples of species of Bot flies are: sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis), Gasterophilus intestinalis, Hypoderma diana, Rhinoestrus purpureus, Hypoderma Acteon, Crivellia Silenus, the warble fly (Hypoderma bovis), Hypoderma lineatum and Pharyngomyia picta.
Bot flies reach body lengths of 10-13 mm. They are covered in thick furry hair. The mouth parts of this fly are often highly degenerated, thus many species do not eat solid food. Some species, however, take in fluid. The well developed, large wings have a central vein spreading out in different angle. The thorax is covered with scales and has a number o... | | |
| | Common cluster fly | | The common cluster fly (Pollenia Rudis), also known simply as the cluster fly, belongs to the order (Diptera), suborder Brachycera, infraorder Muscomorpha (Sub-Department: Calyptratae) the superfamily Oestroidea and to the family blowflies (Calliphoridae). It is of the subfamily Polleniinae and the genus Pollenia. This spec... | | |
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