Bird's Eye vs Nose botfly

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Nose botfly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Sapindaceae Oestridae
Genus Alectryon Gasterophilus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Nose botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nose botfly

No description available.

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