"Ox Botfly. a.-- larva, full grown, natural size; b,-- pupa; c.-- perfect insect. Botfly, Gadfly, and Warble-fly, names common to many insects of the family OEstridae, the genus OEstrus of Linnaeus." -Vaughan, 1906

Ox Botfly

"Ox Botfly. a.-- larva, full grown, natural size; b,-- pupa; c.-- perfect insect. Botfly, Gadfly, and…

Tabanus americanus is a species of biting horsefly in the Tabanidae family of horseflies. It was also known as the synonym Tabanus ruficornis.

Dorsal View of Horsefly

Tabanus americanus is a species of biting horsefly in the Tabanidae family of horseflies. It was also…

An illustration of a gadfly.

Gadfly

An illustration of a gadfly.