Horse botfly vs Throat botfly

Gasterophilus intestinalis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horse botfly	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Oestridae	Oestridae
Genus same	Gasterophilus	Gasterophilus
Species	Gasterophilus intestinalis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Horse botfly and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gasterophilus.

Conservation Status

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horse botfly	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States