Gyrostigma
| Gyrostigma | |
|---|---|
| Gyrostigma rhinocerontis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Oestridae |
| Subfamily: | Gasterophilinae |
| Genus: | Gyrostigma Hope, 1840 |
| Species | |
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G. rhinocerontis | |
Gyrostigma is a genus of botfly which parasitize rhinoceroses. The best-known species is Gyrostigma rhinocerontis, the rhinoceros stomach botfly, which develops in the stomach lining of the black rhinoceros and white rhinoceros of Africa, and the adult of which is the largest fly known in Africa.
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