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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Hippoboscoidea » Louse Flies (Hippoboscidae) » Ornithomyinae » Ornithomya
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Hippoboscid Fly - Ornithomya
Copyright © 2007 Tyler Christensen

Hippoboscid Fly - Ornithomya
Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
September 2, 2007
Size: 6.75 mm including wings
From this angle, it makes sense how they can move among the body feathers of birds with ease.

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Contributed by Tyler Christensen on 3 September, 2007 - 8:51pm
Last updated 29 June, 2011 - 10:09am

Moved
Moved from Ornithomyinae.
… Keith Bayless, 29 June, 2011 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Louse Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 10 September, 2008 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

When
raising homing pigeons I seen these or similar species often. They can run between the feathers at unbelievable speed and fly very fast if one is dislodged. Birds didn't like them much and I dusted them when it got bad. Perhaps a vector for West Nile Virus. Read an article (http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek051108.html) which was very interesting, the green in the legs is blood.

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 4 September, 2007 - 7:17am login or register to post comments

 
Hippoboscid
Thanks, Gary. That webpage was very interesting. I've seen several hippoboscids while bird banding, but, like you said, their agility and speed of movement between feathers makes collection very difficult. http://bugguide.net/node/view/13354 describes a Hippoboscid, Pseudolynchia canariensis, the "Pigeon Fly"; could be the same or similar to the ones you found on your homing pigeons. Thanks again.
Tyler
… Tyler Christensen, 4 September, 2007 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

Very streamlined
Interesting creature. Thanks for posting.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 September, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I
concur... this is an interesting find!
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 11 October, 2007 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

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