Sheep Nasal Bot Fly
Dorsal
Ellura
Scuttle Fly
S1, Halteres just visible
 
                      
Sheep Nasal Bot Fly (Oestrus ovis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Flies (Diptera)
Family: Bot Fly (Oestridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Sheep Nasal Bot Fly (Oestrus ovis)
This Photo:     Anterior

Thank you Dr Chris Lambkin for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere

Copyright © 2011-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 20-Apr-2011
This species is classed as If (Foreign Introduction)