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Gasterophilus pecorum

Gasterophilus pecorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Oestridae
Genus: Gasterophilus
Species: G. pecorum
Binomial name
Gasterophilus pecorum
(Fabricius, 1794)

Gasterophilus pecorum is a species of the genus Gasterophilus that parasitises horses and other equids.

G. pecorum is a significant threat to equids in the desert steppe of Xinjiang, China, where it is the dominant botfly species. In the Kalamaili Nature Reserve, China, G. pecorum is a major problem for the health of Przewalski's horse, which has been reintroduced in the area.



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