Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis (also called nose botfly or lip botfly) is a species of the genus Gasterophilus that lays eggs on the lips and around the mouth of horses, mules and donkeys.

Lip botfly
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G. haemorrhoidalis
Binomial name
Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis
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Oestrus haemorrhoidalis Linnaeus 1758

In rectum of a mule with anal prolapse

In Equidae, third-stage larvae attach to the stomach, but also to the rectum, sometimes in great numbers.[1] Heavy infestation can cause anal prolapse in foals and mules.

They do not parasitise humans.

References

  1. Johannes Kaufmann, Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Boston, Berlin, 1996, ISBN 3-7643-5115-2.
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