Stable fly

Stable fly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Muscidae
Genus:	Stomoxys
Species:	S. calcitrans
Binomial name
	Stomoxys calcitrans; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Conops calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758; Musca occidentis Walker, 1853; Stomoxis dira Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Stomoxis inimica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830; Stomoxys cybira Walker, 1849; Stomoxys parasita Fabricius, 1781;

Stomoxys calcitrans is commonly called the stable fly, barn fly, biting house fly, dog fly, or power mower fly.^[1] Unusually for a member of the family Muscidae, but like other members of the genus, Stomoxys calcitrans sucks blood from mammals.

References

^ Talley, Justin L. (2008). "Management and Characterization of Stable Fly Larval Habitats at Round Bale Feeding Sites in Pastures" (PDF). Kansas State University. pp. 2, citing Hall, R.D. and J.P. Smith. 1986. "Life history and economic importance of the stable fly". In Stable fly biology and control in cattle feedlots. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Publ. 86–362-D. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

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[1] Talley, Justin L. (2008). "Management and Characterization of Stable Fly Larval Habitats at Round Bale Feeding Sites in Pastures" (PDF). Kansas State University. pp. 2, citing Hall, R.D. and J.P. Smith. 1986. "Life history and economic importance of the stable fly". In Stable fly biology and control in cattle feedlots. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Publ. 86–362-D. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

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