Family

Bot Flies

Oestridae

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyOestridae (Bot Flies)

Species in this group

Dermatobia hominis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cephenemyia stimulator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cuterebra fontinella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bot Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Human Botfly			~10%
2	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Cephenemyia stimulator			~10%
3	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Mouse Bot Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Mouse Bot Fly			<5%