Human Botfly
Dermatobia hominis
Also known as: Torsalo · Human Bot Fly
Insecta
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 3-4 months
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Central and South America
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Burrowing
- Status
- Rare
About
This fly lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America. It captures mosquitoes to attach its eggs so they can burrow into a host's skin.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
- 2.juvenileAn immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
- 3.subadultA near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
- 4.adultFully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Oestridae
- Genus
- Dermatobia
- Species
- Dermatobia hominis