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{{Taxobox
|name =''Dermatobia hominis
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|class =Secernentea
|sub-class =
|order =Diptera
|super-family =
|family =[[Oestridae]]
|sub-family =
|genus =Dermatobia
|species ='''''D. hominis'''''
}}
[[Image:Human Bot fly.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Human Bot Fly'' <br> J. Eibl 2007, WikiMedia Commons ]]
[[Image:Human Bot fly Larvae.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Human Bot Fly Larvae'' - Captain R. Goodman 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]
Also known as: '''''Human bot fly — Torsalo — Berne — Ura
==Hosts==
Humans, many birds and most domestic and wild animals.
==Identification==
The mature larvae may grow up to 25mm in length. ''D. hominis'' are similar to [[Calliphoridae|''Calliphora'']] in appearance, and are of the family [[Oestridae]]. They have a blue-black abdomen, and have yellow-orange head and legs.
Larvae are distinctive as they taper towards the posterior end.
==Life cycle==
The adults do not feed, and draw food from the larvae stage, which accumulate stores throughout their development. The female then catches an insect, most commonly the [[Culicidae|mosquito]], and lays a batch of eggs on it.
The insect lands on a host, and the L1 larvae then hatch on the host, and quickly penetrate the skin. The larvae undergo a transformation to L2, and then subsequently to L3. The larvae fully mature, and then move to the ground to pupate. They then emerge later as adults.
It is a '''4 month''' life cycle.
'''Life cycle'''
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==References==
Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing''
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