Horse botfly vs Throat botfly

Gasterophilus intestinalis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horse botfly	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
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