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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » House Flies and kin (Muscidae) » Muscinae » Blood-feeding Muscidae (Stomoxyini) » Stomoxys » Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
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Here's one for Joe, E(it) - Stomoxys calcitrans
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Here's one for Joe, E(it) - Stomoxys calcitrans
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
April 28, 2007
Size: House fly, plus size
Well, you said I should try new habitats. So how about Kansas? There are a lot of these bad boys out and about. Know them?

On composite - Mother's Day gift - in my kid's front yard.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 3 May, 2007 - 6:38pm
Last updated 3 May, 2007 - 8:16pm

Stomoxys calcitrans... the po
Stomoxys calcitrans... the pointy mouthparts are a giveaway
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 3 May, 2007 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks much.
I was a bit rushed while there, but will surely get better shots next time. There are lots of these guys around, plus other interesting insects we don't have in California, particularly now.

So, back to watered botanic gardens of my homeland...
… Ron Hemberger, 3 May, 2007 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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