Difference between revisions of "Haematobia irritans"
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+ | |order = Phthiraptera | ||
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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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Revision as of 13:14, 28 July 2010
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Haematobia irritans | |
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Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Phthiraptera |
Family | Trichodectidae |
Also known as: | Horn fly
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Hosts
Cattle.
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 other 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.