Information Page for Protocalliphora braueri (Bird botfly)

The eggs of these flies are laid in bird nests where they have access to not only nestlings, but sometimes also adult birds.

TAXA LINKS
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Calliphoridae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology


Park Sensitive Species? No

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