Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Muscidae » Muscinae » Blood-feeding Muscidae (Stomoxyini)

Tribe Stomoxyini - Blood-feeding Muscidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited
Unknown fly - Stomoxys calcitrans 253901 Tachinid - Stomoxys calcitrans Haematobia irritans - Horn fly - Haematobia irritans - male Tachinidae? - Stomoxys calcitrans Gravid Fly? - Stomoxys calcitrans Stable Fly - Stomoxys calcitrans Fly (possibly in the Anthomyiidae family) eating Dave. - Stomoxys calcitrans Fly - Stomoxys calcitrans
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)
Explanation of Names
Stomoxyini Meigen 1824
Numbers
Three genera, each with a single species, in North America • 43 spp. in 4 genera total(1)
Identification
Distinguished from other Muscoidea by the prominent hard beak.
Range
Worldwide. One species (H. alcis) is native to North America, mostly Canada. The others were introduced from the Old World before the 20th century.
Food
Both males and females feed on blood.
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Life
Contributed by John F. Carr on 2 March, 2012 - 3:57pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 19 January, 2024 - 4:41pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact