Ornithomya avicularia

Ornithomya avicularia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Genus: Ornithomya
Species:
O. avicularia
Binomial name
Ornithomya avicularia

Ornithomya avicularia is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3] The species prefers tree-dwelling birds as hosts.[4]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Hutson, A.M. 1984. Keds, flat-flies and bat-flies. Diptera, Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10(7): 1-40. Royal Entomological Society, London
  4. ^ Lehikoinen, Aleksi; Pohjola, Pekka; Valkama, Jari; Mutanen, Marko; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O. (2021-05-27). "Promiscuous specialists: Host specificity patterns among generalist louse flies". PLOS ONE. 16 (5). Public Library of Science (PLoS): e0247698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247698. ISSN 1932-6203.