Oestrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Oestridae
Subfamily:	Cephenemyiinae
Tribe:	Oestrini
Genus:	Oestrus Linnaeus 1758
Species
O. ovis Linnaeus 1758 ...others

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.

[edit] Species

Genus: Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758

• Oestrus ovis Linnaeus 1758

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