Ornithomya avicularia
Ornithomya avicularia is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3] The species prefers tree-dwelling birds as hosts.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Genus: | Ornithomya |
| Species: | O. avicularia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornithomya avicularia | |
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- Hutson, A.M. 1984. Keds, flat-flies and bat-flies. Diptera, Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10(7): 1-40. Royal Entomological Society, London
- Lehikoinen, Aleksi; Pohjola, Pekka; Valkama, Jari; Mutanen, Marko; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O. (2021-05-27). "Promiscuous specialists: Host specificity patterns among generalist louse flies". PLOS ONE. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 16 (5): e0247698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247698. ISSN 1932-6203.
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