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Pseudolynchia canariensis (pigeon louse fly)
| Subject: | Pseudolynchia canariensis (pigeon louse fly)
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Date: 2008:06:03 11:25:26
Camera: NIKON D80 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/16.0
Exposure: 10/800 sec
Focal Length: 1000/10
Upload Date: 2017:01:26 17:51:21
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Description
English: A Pseudolynchia canariensis carrying phoretic mites.
Français : Un diptère (Pseudolynchia canariensis) portant des acariens phorétiques.
Date June 2008
Source Own work (own photo)
Author Alvesgaspar https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fly_June_2008-2.jpg
Pseudolynchia canariensis, the pigeon louse fly or pigeon fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. They are found in most parts of the (sub-)tropical world where domestic pigeons are kept. Known from wild hosts in Continental Africa, Mediterranean Sub-region, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, The Philippines, Malaya, and Indonesia. The only wild hosts are Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae). In domestic settings they have been recorded from 33 genera, 13 families, 8 orders of birds. Order: Diptera, Superfamily: Hippoboscoidea, Family: Hippoboscidae, Subfamily: Ornithomyinae.
Synonyms:
Olfersia canariensis Macquart, 1839
Olfersia maura Bigot, 1885 |
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