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==~~Introduction==~~

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=''Hippobosca equina''=

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| Also known as:

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| '''Forest ~~flies~~

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| '''Forest Fly

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'''Horse louse fly

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*Only parasitises horses and cattle

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===Scientific Classification===

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*Only found in the Old World

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| Class

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*Large numbers found around the perineum and inner thighs

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| Insecta

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| Order

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~~'''Recognition'''~~

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| Diptera

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*1cm long

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| Family

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*Reddish brown

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| Hippoboscidae

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*Yellow spots on thorax and abdomen

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*Clear wings

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*Reduced wings with veins crowded towards anterior margins

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**Not a strong flier

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*Forward pointing proboscis which can be retracted into head when not feeding

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**Both males and females suck blood

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~~'''Life cycle'''~~

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*Adults are on the wing between May and October

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*Adults mate on the host

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*Single larvae laid in soil or damp humus

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*Adult flies emerge the following spring

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