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[[Image:Haematobia irritans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Haematobia irritans'' - Scott Bauer Wikimedia Commons]]

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~~==Introduction==~~

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===Scientific Classification==

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*'''Resident''' biting fly

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**Spends most of its time '''on''' the host along the back, shoulders and sides

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| Phylum

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| Arthropoda

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*Mainly resides on cattle

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| Class

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*Feed on areas where the skin is thin e.g. dewlap, belly and udder

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| Insecta

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*Common in southern England, the USA, Europe and Australia

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| Order

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| Phthiraptera

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~~'''Recognition'''~~

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| Family

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*Similar to the stable fly

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| Trichodectidae

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*Smaller at 4-7mm long

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==Hosts==

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Cattle.

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==~~Life cycle~~==

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==Identification==

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*Eggs laid in ~~fresh cattle dung~~

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Adults are between 3-4mm in length, and are grey with black stripes on the thorax. The larvae are yellow.

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*Larvae burrow into dung and ~~pupate~~

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==Life Cycle==

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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.

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*Life cycle takes ~~'''~~1 week~~'''~~

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The complete life cycle takes around a 1 week.

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