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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Hippoboscoidea » Louse Flies (Hippoboscidae) » Ornithomyinae
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Fly? on my pet bird
Copyright © 2008 Tiffany Hawkins

Fly? on my pet bird
Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2008
Size: 1/4"
Can anyone identify this for me? I was petting my pet Dove today when this "fly" flew out from underneath its wing. It landed on my arm and I instictively swatted at it. Although I left a red mark and welt on my arm, it didn't kill this thing. It flew onto the sliding door glass and I captured it in a plastic storage bag.

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Contributed by Tiffany Hawkins on 20 June, 2008 - 1:34pm
Last updated 10 September, 2008 - 11:58am

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

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 31 July, 2008 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

a louse fly (Hippoboscidae)
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… v belov, 20 June, 2008 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

 
A link
Click here to see our guide page for the family.

These are fortunately somewhat rare in our area (though no doubt much more common than anyone realizes), and unfortunately even more rarely photographed.

If it's any consolation, this is quite a find.
… Chuck Entz, 20 June, 2008 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Louse Fly
Ugh! The name gives me chills. Off to research them. Thank you both for the ID.
… Tiffany Hawkins, 20 June, 2008 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

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