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The female lays eggs in the faeces, or decaying vegetation. Eggs hatch into larvae in the autumn, and begin to mature. However, development is haltered until the following spring. They then undergo pupation, and maturation is complete. Adults emerge in the summer. | The female lays eggs in the faeces, or decaying vegetation. Eggs hatch into larvae in the autumn, and begin to mature. However, development is haltered until the following spring. They then undergo pupation, and maturation is complete. Adults emerge in the summer. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 6 July 2012
Hydrotaea irritans | |
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Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Diptera |
Family | Trichodectidae |
Also known as: Sheep headfly
Hosts
Cattle, sheep, and horses. In cattle, it may be associtaed with the transmission of pathogens causing summer mastitis.
Identification
H. irritans is morphologically very similar in appearance to Musca, and is of the class Insecta. The adult flies are 4-7mm in length, have a green thorax and a yellow abdomen.
Life Cycle
The female lays eggs in the faeces, or decaying vegetation. Eggs hatch into larvae in the autumn, and begin to mature. However, development is haltered until the following spring. They then undergo pupation, and maturation is complete. Adults emerge in the summer.
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