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[[Image:Haematobia irritans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Haematobia irritans'' - Scott Bauer Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Haematobia irritans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Haematobia irritans'' - Scott Bauer Wikimedia Commons]]
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===Scientific Classification==
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| Phylum
| Arthropoda
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| Class
| Insecta
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| Order
| Phthiraptera
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| Family
| Trichodectidae
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==Hosts==
Cattle.
==Life cycle==
==Identification==
Adults are between 3-4mm in length, and are grey with black stripes on the thorax. The larvae are yellow.
==Life Cycle==
The flies remain on the host, for most of their life cycle, leaving only to lay their eggs on ohter hosts - spreading the infection. The eggs hatch quickly, and mature on the cattle, mostly along the back, shoulders and sides.
The complete life cycle takes around a 1 week.