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Species Haematobosca alcis - Moose Fly

Moose Fly, Haematobosca alcis (Snow, 1891) - Haematobosca alcis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Muscoidea

Family Muscidae

Subfamily Muscinae

Tribe Stomoxyini (Blood-feeding Muscidae)

Genus Haematobosca

Species alcis (Moose Fly)

Explanation of Names

Haematobosca alcis (Snow 1891)

Inflected form of alces, the scientific name for moose.

Range

Anywhere moose live in North America (northern USA to arctic)

Habitat

Larvae develop in moose dung. Adults are usually attached to a moose

Food

Moose

Internet References

Moose Flies fact sheet (University of Alberta)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 7 January, 2012 - 6:14pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Bennett_Grappone
Last updated 4 July, 2024 - 9:15pm

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